tethered to the sky
a temple glides
with golden koi
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Photo: YuYuan Garden, Shanghai, China, c.b.w. 2005
Words: c.b.w. 2015
tethered to the sky
a temple glides
with golden koi
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Photo: YuYuan Garden, Shanghai, China, c.b.w. 2005
Words: c.b.w. 2015
Sculpted soul
cast in stone
Swallowed whole
cursed by vines
Tender leaves
grow and grow
Without malice
wrap and turn
Peering through
fate’s window
The shield caves
to nature’s way
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Photo: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China, c.b.w. 2005
Words: c.b.w. 2014
Dragon’s mouth,
secret path
Broken teeth,
docile eye
Placid scales,
gilded horns
Hidden wings
lie unfurled
Catch the wind,
bask in flight
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Photo: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China, c.b.w. 2005
Words: c.b.w. 2014
Forever bitter,
pride’s namesake river
War’s interpreter,
maladies linger
Behind grace’s killer,
shades of night shiver
Battlefield murder,
the serpent’s finger
Architecture detail, YuYuan Gardens, Shanghai, China
Photograph (2005) and words (2013) by: c.b.w.
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c.b.w. 2013