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Vanishing [Haiku]

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Photograph of a streambed and cloudy mountains take on the Annapurna Sactuary Trek in Nepal.
moving up valley,
 fog thickens until there
  is only the step.

This Is Not My World [Free Verse]

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Photograph taken on Siquijor Island of the Philippines at sunset as low clouds reflected on the Bohol Sea. 
Every once in a while,
    you see a sight 
    that makes you say,

"This cannot be 
    the world I know!"

Monster Toes [Free Verse]

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Photograph of a thorny tree taken in the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
tree trunk studded by thorns
   that look like 
       mean monster toenails
   with gnarly green cuticles,

even tree-huggers stay at
   arm’s length.

Wake [Haiku]

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Photograph of the Danube River as it flows through Bratislava, Slovakia. 
boat chugs upriver,
 slipping from sight, but for
  its wake's arrow.

The Quiet Hour [Senryū]

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Photograph of Patong Beach on Phuket Island in the early morning hours after sunrise.
deserted beach:
 during the brief window 
  when partier's sleep.

Perspective [Lyric Poem]

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Photograph of a monkey looking sideways through the bars at a temple in Lopburi, Thailand.
Perhaps, you cannot change your jail,
   And you can't choose the lumps and scars --
 No matter how you scream or wail --
   But you pick your view through the bars.

Slow Burn [Senryū]

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Photograph of an overgrown scale model of Dutch Square. The model is located on Bukit Cina (Chinese Hill.)
bedraggled buildings:
 nature digests what it eats
  ever so slowly.

Horizon [Haiku]

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Photograph taken from the coast near Melaka, Malaysia of ships on a distant horizon. 
ships at horizon
 look tiny between vast sea
  & endless sky.

Playful Thief [Kyōka]

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Photograph taken in Lucknow, India in the garden of the Mushir Zadi tomb. 
puppy guards 
 a stolen garment 
  it hopes owner
 will attempt to retrieve,
 so that play can ensue.

Stone Still [Haiku]

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Photograph taken in the Buddha Park outside Vientiane, Laos. 
stone Buddha:
 so still it gathers moss;
  I roll away.