Jungle Entropy [Senryū]

Photograph taken on Bukit Cina in Malacca, Malaysia.
the jungle wants to 
hide, then eat, whatever
humans build in it.

Depth Deception [Senryū]

Photograph of reeds and water plants taken in Vientiane, Laos.
reeds & water plants
look like you could walk among them.
you could -- waist deep.

Between Rains [Senryū]

Photograph of wildflowers atop South Mountain near Gyeongju, South Korea.
wildflowers warm soul
as step into puddle chills
the whole body.

Toad’s Time [Senryū]

Photograph of a Fire-Bellied Toad taken near Gyeongju, South Korea.
toad looks primed to leap;
i watch... and watch..., but no.
glancing back; it's gone.

Foggy Fort [Senryū]

Photograph taken atop Hrad Devín, near Bratislava on a foggy December day.
high on a hill fort --
enshrouded in clouds;
one can see for... meters?

The Quiet Hour [Senryū]

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

Slow Burn [Senryū]

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.

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.