River Boulders [Haiku]

Photograph of a green pool surrounded by boulders in Taiwan's Taroko Gorge.
boulder-strewn gorge:
what ancient waters could move
what now can't be budged?

Under the Bridge [Haiku]

Monochrome photograph of a bridge taken in Taipei, Taiwan on a cloudy day.
under the bridge
rain's chaos doesn't vanish:
ripples spread; drips plop.

PROMPT: Couldn’t Live Without

Daily writing prompt
What are three objects you couldn’t live without?

Digestible non-toxic protein, digestible non-toxic fats, and digestible non-toxic carbohydrates.

Also, water and air, but they are non-commoditized (to a large extent, anyhow.)

Also, certain vitamins and minerals, but they would be subsumed in a good mix of the aforementioned three.

Trickling Creek [Haiku]

creek that trickles
through a stark winterscape —
days from riverhood.

Reflection [Haiku]

Photograph taken on Margit Island in the middle of the Danube River.
statue gazes down
as if viewing the painting
by trees on water

Winter Woods [Haiku]

Photograph taken at Paces Mill Park.
Winter forest:
no creatures stir --
waterfall sound.

PROMPT: Drink

Daily writing prompt
What is your favorite drink?

Water. Far and away. Nothing else comes close by volume consumed.

Unless this is one of those instances where “drink” is code for alcoholic beverage — in which case the answer is pilsner or gin, as the mood strikes.

Solo? [Haiku]

Photograph of an egret flying over the Gomti River in Lucknow, Madhya Pradesh, India.
solo bird flies
over sprawling waters
with upside down mate.

Ducks in a Bunch [Haiku]

Waterfowl on Rudrasagar Lake in Melaghar, India.
clustered armada
of ducks drift across
open water.

The Deeps [Lyric Poem]

Big Creek in Vickery Creek Park, Atlanta.
A jutting rock
splits the river,
diverging streams
never wither,
but speed around --
smoothly flowing,
still gaining speed --
never slowing,
until they reach
the deeps.