Barbed Wire Highway [Senryū]

Photograph of fire ants on a strand of barbed wire in the countryside near Vang Vieng, Laos.
fire ant highway
on a barbed wire strand
makes me itch.

Mazu Temple [Senryū]

Photograph of Tin Hua Temple in the Causeway Bay neighborhood of Hong Kong.
Temple of Mazu,
patron goddess of sailors,
locked up for typhoon.

Winter View [Senryū]

Photograph of a family of macaques on a wall at Gudibande Fort in Karnataka, India.
with trees bare, one sees
what Spring won't reveal:
monkeys don't care.

Long Live Bonsai [Senryū]

Photograph of a bonsai tree taken on the grounds of a Hanoi Temple.
the bonsai tree
isn't a BANZAI! tree,
yet looks 10,000.

NOTE: “Bonsai” [盆栽] means “potted plant.” “Banzai” [万歳] means “10,000 years,” (in the manner of “long live the king.”)

God’s Eye [Senryū]

Photograph of God's Eye Mountain in the Cao Bang Province of Vietnam.
hiked halfway around
the God's Eye Mountain before
its name made sense.

Skulking Deer [Senryū]

Photograph of a deer taken from Alpharetta's Big Creek Greenway Trail.
step: "Crunch - Crack!" --
skulking deer startles itself,
looks out: who noticed?

Patience [Senryū]

Photograph of an Orb Weaver spider taken in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan.
Spider builds its web 
line by line, and then waits;
I watch for two minutes.

Winter Blossoms [Senryū]

Photograph of pink blossoms in Winter. Taken from the Big Creek Greenway Trail in Alpharetta, GA in early February.
Winter plum blossoms
try to trick mind and eye;
cold fingers won't buy.

Cherry Lovers [Senryū]

Photograph of a Cherry Tree branch taken in Yerevan, Armenia.
some love cherries;
some, blossoms; some, Fall leaves.
who loves trunk & branch?

Smash Fist [Senryū]

Photograph of Netravati Peak in Karnataka, India.
where hill meets clouds: 
knuckles of a Hulk-like fist
spark a daydream.