Aurora Borealis

Aurora borealis shs_n3_087174, a photo by Stefnisson on Flickr.

In the cold north sky

Colored light from outer space

Framed firs red and green

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David Rheins

Triton X

Sculpture, Langley Village, Whitbey Island, WA

Once you braved the depths

now rust and paint seal you shut

Still as a statue

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David Rheins

Triton Diving Sub detail

Ride the Wave

Folk Art, Dick and Jane’s Spot, a photo by DRheins on Flickr.

Swimming above trash
Many striped artful fish
Going with the flow

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David Rheins

Watch For Rattlesnakes

Watch For Rattlesnakes, a photo by DRheins on Flickr.

Clear as day the signs

warn us to walk with light steps

the scab lands have fangs

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David Rheins

Gas

Gas, a photo by DRheins on Flickr.

sky high and climbing

petrol padre time to go

we like to fly clean

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David Rheins

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Bison Crossing

Bison walking down road, Yellowstone, a photo by DRheins on Flickr.

Majestic horned beast

Road King takes the right of way

I save this image

Pig Out

Pig Truck Seattle Maximus-Minimus, iPhone photo by DRheins on Flickr.

Converted “Pig” food truck the Maximus Minimus patiently parked in a no parking zone, awaiting the hungry lunch crowds, downtown Seattle, WA.

Porking Zone:

Hog wild lunch truck

snout out and stuffed full of eats

Seattle pig out!

Reactor Actor

no prob says nuke guy

atoms are small — Japan far

don’t sweat the fallout

Spontaneous Combustion

our old dictators

pushed from propped up pedestals

people tweet revolt

 

Haikus to You

Human thoughts
Unruly children
A constant chase.

A strong breeze
Filtered by trees
Job satisfactorily done.

Tar on the roof
Punished by the sun
A vengeful stare.

The encroaching Internet
Frozen in time
Mass-destruction!

A father’s face
Wafts of memories
Good and bad.

Flying birds
Ancient routes
A repeating cycle.

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Tawfeeq Elahi Samad