Four golden beetles
basking on a jade-colored leaf
along the stone stairs
to Jilongshan
made me
kiss
my camera.
Four golden beetles
basking on a jade-colored leaf
along the stone stairs
to Jilongshan
made me
kiss
my camera.
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Wow! What interesting creatures. I couldn’t immediately tell what they were
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They are four darling beetles that I fell in love with in Taiwan, Tokoni. Thanks for stopping by.
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You’re welcome
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Your words bring this image to life. Lovely.
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Thank you, Mari. I had fun writing this poem.
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Nice capture!
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Thanks, EWC! I was really lucky that the Cosmos decorated a leaf like that. ❤
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Has the feel of Ryokan—21st century style–elegaic and angelic–the lightest of footprints exposed to the light.
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Xie xie, jd. A high compliment. Here’s one that I love, but often forget, for you:
“Why do you so earnestly seek
the truth in distant places?
Look for delusion and truth in the
bottom of your own heart.”
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Such a delicious concoction of fluid flowing through my veins—not just blook circulating, but dare it be the stuff of dreams moving?
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Yes, jd, YES!
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