Felonious Fig [Free Verse]

Photograph of a Strangler Fig straddling a stone wall -- taken at Ta Prom, Angkor, Cambodia.
I thought I caught a fig tree,
escaping over a stone wall,
but when I turned my attention
upon it, it stayed so very still.

DAILY PHOTO: Baphuon Ruins at Angkor

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Photograph of ruins at Baphuon site of Angkor in Cambodia.

DAILY PHOTO: Volcano Morning

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Photograph of Puncak Gunung Agung volcano taken from Ahmed Beach on the east coast of Bali.

DAILY PHOTO: Dirt Road in the Laotian Countryside

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Photograph taken in the countryside near Vang Vieng, Laos, featuring: rice paddies, dirt road, clouds, and karst topography.

DAILY PHOTO: Perspective is Everything, Kuala Lumpur

Photograph of Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers, including the Petronas Towers, taken from a high hotel window.
From this perspective it isn’t apparent that the Petronas Towers are taller than anything around them.

DAILY PHOTO: Boats Under Foul Skies

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Photograph taken in Bai Tu Long Bay in Northern Vietnam of boats, islands, and cloudy skies.

DAILY PHOTO: A Temple in Chiang Mai

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Photograph of a Buddhist Temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

DAILY PHOTO: Boats at the Shore, Koh Phi Phi

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Photograph of Ton Sai Beach of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand at sunset with small boats arrayed along the shore.

DAILY PHOTO: The Ao Nang Monolith

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Photograph taken from Pai Plong Beach of the Ao Nang Tower in Ao Nang, Thailand.

DAILY PHOTO: Melaka Murals in a Chinese Style

Photo of wall mural of a dark horse and a white horse with Chinese text and stamp. Taken in Melaka, Malaysia's Chinatown [Jonker Street area.]
Photo of a mural of ferry laborers taken in Melaka, Malaysia.
Photo of a mural of a lady showered in flower petals taken near the riverwalk in Melaka, Malaysia.