Tag Archives: Sun

Winter Sunlight [Tanka]

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Photograph of the Pest side of Budapest taken from Gellért Hill.
low winter sun
 shines upon the city
  while residents
 walk shadow-dimmed streets
 and fluffy clouds grow angry.

Palace Pavilion [Haiku]

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late afternoon sun
 penetrates the pavilion —-
  causing napper’s turn.

PROMPT: Energy

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Daily writing prompt
What things give you energy?
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Food and air, mostly. Ultimately, the Sun, I suppose.

Lantern [Free Verse]

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The lightbulb inside
   A temple lantern
   Shines like the sun:
   Backdrop to painted 
   Branch & blossom...

But the fact that it's lit
  Means that it must be
  The moon.

Encore [Haiku]

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hidden sun
 drops out of cloudbank
  for an encore.

Modest Sun [Haiku]

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rising sun looms
 at first sight; but shrinks
  on second glance.

Yin / Yang [Haiku]

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shady side:
 sight of sunlit mountain 
  warms one's core.

Winter Afternoon [Haiku]

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sun dips behind
 buildings; early on a
  Winter afternoon.

Day’s End Fail [Senryū]

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at day's end,
 the sun dips behind a tree,
  but fails to hide.

Water Lily [Haiku]

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a water lily
 opens in the morning sun:
  reciprocal glow.