Disappointed Sparrow [Kyōka]

Photograph of a large, bowl-like, mushroom stuck to a tree in a forest. Taken along the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta, GA.
birdbath grows from
fungus on a dead log;
flitting sparrow
is disappointed to find
no water remains within.

A Walk in Winter Woods [Free Verse]

A photograph from the Roswell Greenway Trail in Roswell, Georgia, north of Atlanta.
In Winter,
when blue sky shows
between the twiggy,
bare branches,
the forest is not so
claustrophobic,
but sound and wind,
alike,
carry through.

A mind can roam
between the bracing
breezes.

DAILY PHOTO: Winter Woods

Stumped [Free Verse]

Photo taken on the Butch Kennedy Hiking Trail near Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.
A stump in the forest
is like a gap in a
wedding party photo
where they photoshopped
out a renegade relative,
but forgot to erase
the person's loafers.

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Sky Through the Trees

Taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail in South Carolina, near Lake Hartwell.
Taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail, near Lake Hartwell.

Winter Stripe [Haiku]

A photograph of the woods in Winter in Paces Mill National Park, Atlanta.
low Winter sun
stripes the forest floor
with long shadows.

Question Tree [Haiku]

one strange tree
curls like a question mark:
Autumnal forest.

Stone Monolith [Haiku]

stone monolith
rises above the jungle
like a fortress.

The Wall [Haiku]

young trees curve away
from the ancient wall
of a fallen fortress.

DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Forest