Surprise

waiting out
a surprise downpour
no umbrella

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Photo: South Embankment view, London, c.b.w. 2012

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

Only

summer stillness
only the river sways
silent leaves

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Photo: Bruges, Belgium, c.b.w. 2019

Words: c.b.w. 2020

blue haze
hovers in the mountains
settles my mind

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Photo: Graubünden, Switzerland, c.b.w. 2018

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

geraniums
sweeten the path
bike bells ring

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Photo: Gent, Belgium, c.b.w. 2019

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

headlight glare
warms a cold
rain-slicked street

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Photo: Prague, Czech Republic, c.b.w. 2008

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020