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DAILY PHOTO: Seesaw Statue in Gyeongju

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Photograph featuring classic Korean architecture and a seesaw statue. Taken in Gyeongju, South Korea.

DAILY PHOTO: Palms & Mountains, Vang Vieng

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Photograph of a palm tree in the fore and karst mountains in the background. Taken outside Vang Vieng, Laos.
Photograph with Vang Vieng Village and a palm tree in the foreground, and karst mountains in the background.

Mountain Azalea [Lyric Poem]

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Photograph of a cluster of pink Mountain Azalea with barren woods in the background. Taken on the Sawnee Mountain Trail in North Georgia.
One cluster of Mountain Azalea
   Stands out like royal regalia,
 Adorning a near naked vagrant --
    But much more pleasingly fragrant.

First Blossom [Haiku]

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petal flutters down
 from clustered Cherry Blossoms;
  is it the first?

Stony Ground [Haiku]

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Photograph of a tree on the granite hill named Uttari Betta in Karnataka, India. 
roots grow down
 through stony ground -- still,
  Spring brings deep green.

Naked Wisdom [Haiku]

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Photograph of a barren tree taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail, near Lake Hartwell, in South Carolina. 
one bare tree
 knew not to bud or bloom
  before the last freeze.

Spring [Haiku]

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Nature writes “Spring”
 in colorful blooms, even 
  over rough bark.

Hidden Spring [Haiku]

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Photograph of a bare branch and small cloud taken in Grant Park of Atlanta.
branches aren't budding,
 but shoots are sprouting 
  under dead leaves.

Last Blossom [Haiku]

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bloom-laden Cherry
 tree attracts no viewers;
  the last blossom does.

Winter Blossoms [Senryū]

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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.