DAILY PHOTO: Ulsoor Lake, Bangalore

DAILY PHOTO: Overlooking the Canopy, Uluwatu

The Last Unvanished [Haiku]

a cluster of trees
stands out against the gray:
the last unvanished

Golden Spotlight [Tanka]

early morning 
rays hit the canopy
and fan out
into gold bands of light:
spotlights with no targets

Mistletoe Limerick

A young man of Vienna was caught off guard
smooched by a stranger beside the churchyard.
There's mistletoe
that naturally grows
in the trees above that Viennese churchyard.

Skeleton Trees [Haiku]

twisted skeletons 
of once thriving trees stand
in the temple yard

Frangipani Scribbles [Haiku]

bare frangipani
scribbles shadow art
on blank temple walls

Whee!… Briefly [Haiku]

a leaf falls,
and I feel the "Whee!" --
briefly

Shadow of Night [Haiku]

a park at night.
the shadows are darker
because of the light

Graveyard Autumn [Haiku]

graves in autumn.
under red-leafed trees --
soon to be bare