Taipei 101 tower seen in the distance from a temple festooned with paper lanterns in Taipei, Taiwan

Image by:  © Marc Dozier / Hemis / Corbis

so far yet so near
tower witnessed the spirit
of red jubilee

 

Hippopotamus males fighting in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Image by:  © Nigel Dennis / Gallo Images / Getty Images

only the strongest
always the determined one
prevails in the end

 

Licmophora flabellata, a type of sessile diatom, at a magnification of 100

Image by:  © Wim van Egmond / Corbis

tiny performers
waltzing its way all throughout
music of science

  

Heads of stone statues at Mount Nemrut in eastern Turkey

Image by:  © Manfred Mehlig / Corbis

there is a caution
at the foot of the mountain
heed to heads' warning

 

One of the groundhogs at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois

Image by:  © Tim Boyle / Getty Images

steadily staring
even a single whisker
no motion at all

 

Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

Image by:  © Robert Fanfant

the sky is telling
the rain will be coming soon
filling the basin
 

Aurora borealis over Vee Lake near Yellowknife, Canada

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magnificent treat
after a romantic ride
bliss is on the air