DAILY PHOTO: Wat Phuak Hong in Early Morning Sunlight

Hide Your Light [Kyōka]

the rising sun
hides behind winter trees
as a fat kid
hides behinds a fence post,
fooling no one.

Diminished [Free Verse]

I take a sunrise photo
And find the glorious orb
Diminished by poor photography,
& upstaged by a flaring pigeon.

World Writ Minimalist [Kyōka]

sunrise paints the haze
the color of campfire flames,
and nothing looks real,
but rather like a painting
by an artist, skilled & lazy.

DAILY PHOTO: Yun Lai Overlook, Pai

City Awakens [Haiku]

the sun rises
on a quiet city
as it wakes.

Sunrise Fisherman [Haiku]

sunrise orange
sparkles on the lake;
lone fisher casts nets

Sneaky Sun [Free Verse]

A small arc of sun
stands above the trees

Like the tufts of hair
that give away the
hiding boy who can’t
judge hairdo height.

The next time I turn around,
I see Sun -- fully out and
stalking up behind me,
   looming larger.

Sunrise / Sunset [Haiku]

sunset or sunrise?
depends upon where
your gaze lies.

Understory Dungeon [Haiku]

the morning sun
shines through the canopy.
understory: dungeon.