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Weeds are tough. They are the cockroaches of the plant world.

photo by dsnake1
Nope, these are not weeds.



Imperata cylindrica




fence line -

the weeds
stand their ground


2014
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This haiku appears in tinywords Issue 25.1 | 19 June 2025

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2025

At the National Gallery Singapore - #23

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
Exhibition : Chua Mia Tee : Directing the Real

photo by dsnake1


early morning is the time for the freshest air


dawn -
a man grunts
from the outhouse



27/01/2022
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The artwork : Diary Farm at Potong Pasir

The Artist : Chua Mia Tee   (b. 1931, China; )

Year : 1958

Media : Oil on canvas

Collection of National Gallery Singapore.

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022

not good enough #15

Was out one night in Osaka, and the rain was cold.
Submitted to an online site. Rejected.

photo by Rhendi Rukmana at Unsplash



untitled



city neon
splashing on my face

with the rain


submitted Feb. 2020
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #12

Urban birds now know where the better food are. Not the dumpster.
Submitted to an online site. Rejected.

drawing by dsnake1 with Sketchpad 5.1



untitled



lunch time -
the blackbirds gather at the dumpster.



submitted feb 2020
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #6

modern commuting.
submitted to an online site, rejected.

photo by 422737 at pixabay



untitled



shouldertoshoulder in the train reading phones



09/01/2012
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #3

It can be lovely, if it is really a pond.
Submitted to an online site, rejected.

digital drawing by dsnake1 with sketchpad 5.1



untitled



flooded fields    |||    the weeds reaching for air



© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

concrete haiku - cat

a "visual" haiku

image by dsnake1 done with Sketchpad 5.1




on padded feet



on 

pad
   ded

      feet

quiet

      it

      tails

      the


           pigeon. 




2013
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2018

catfishes too

Something from my childhood. Catfishes too.

drawing by dsnake1, with pencilmadness



catfishes too


s
  l
    a
      n
         t
        
             o
               f
              
                   s
                     u
                       n
on children hunting mudskippers

© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2018

Haiku Horizons - silence

Silence. The prompt at Haiku Horizons this week.

drawing by dsnake1, done with pencilmadness




haiku horizons - silence



only the silence

and the dried flowers
at the gravestones



© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2017

Haiku Horizons - ocean

Ocean. Haiku Horizons' prompt this week. Trying out a visual poem. I guess my effort cannot be called a haiku. Probably I was thinking about the Cutty Sark whiskey I drank before.

drawing by dsnake1 with pencilmadness





haiku horizons - ocean



oceanocean clipper oceanocean
oceanoceanoceanoceanoceanocean
oceanoceanoceanoceanoceanocean

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ah, let's get back to serious business...



the ocean waves
defiant
toss out a beer can on the beach




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2017

Haiku Horizons - breeze

The prompt at Haiku Horizons for this week is 'breeze'

image by dsnake1 done with pencilmadness




haiku horizons - breeze



evening breeze

the gulls circling over the pier
squabbling



© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2017

small stone 2017 - #4

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone a day. (yeah, i know, this is the tail end of October)

drawing by dsnake1



small stone 2017 #4




after the motorsandbladeshadstopped

thescent of c ut g ra ss




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2017

small stone 2017 - #1

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone a day. Things can pop up at most unexpected places.

image by dsnake1, done with Sketchpad 4.1



small stone 2017 #1




overcast skies -
an abandoned trolley cart
in the park




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2017

small stone 2016 - #36

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone a day. Even late at night.

image by dsnake1, done with Sketchpad 4.0




small stone 2016 #36



bedtime -
a lone slipper
in the children's playground




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016

small stone 2016 - #35

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone a day. And coming home on a rainy night.

image by dsnake1, done with Sketchpad 4.0




small stone 2016 #35




solitude -
the quiet sheen of lights on the car park
after the rain




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016

gtaV haiga - #12

Is it me or is the weather getting hotter?

image by dsnake1 generated by PS3 using GTA5




gtaV haiga#12



midday -
even the lizards
stay indoors



Nov 2016
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[ click on the image for a larger view ]



This is a screenshot from Grand Theft Auto V - a copyrighted video game developed and published by Rockstar Games.


© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016

gtaV haiga - #1

I am playing the video game Grand Theft Auto 5. If you look beyond the violence and the bad language (the f*** word seems to be in every line), it really is a very good game, one of the best games I have played. Well, the story line and plot may not be much, but they tried to develop the three main characters, and there are tons of side missions to distract you. The main missions can be tough, but not so impossible that you want to give up.

The attention to details is amazing. You really have to play the game to have an idea on what I am saying. And if you are tired of all the robbing and shooting, just drive around the game world and explore all its nooks and corners, be it urban streets, the laid-back rural towns or desert terrains. And snap photos with its smartphone camera.

This is a series of haiga I did using screen captures from the game. You can say that this project is a labour of love. I love the game and I love haiku. :)

The night is alive with lights!

image by dsnake1 generated by PS3 using GTA5



gtaV haiga#1




a match flares at a cigarette tip.
the night lights snuff it out.


June 2015
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[ click on the image for a larger view ]



This is a screenshot from Grand Theft Auto V - a copyrighted video game developed and published by Rockstar Games.



© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016

small stone 2016 - #33

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone. I was at the beach today and was wondering what those birds were thinking, other than food.

small stone 2016 #33




the tide closing in -
seabirds watch from the breakwater..




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016

small stone 2016 - #32

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone a day.
Remembering my mother today...

drawing by dsnake1




small stone 2016 #32




on the road to the temple
the scent of frangipani.




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016

small stone 2016 - #30

Pay attention. Observe closely. Relax. And write a small stone a day.

image by dsnake1




small stone 2016 #30




safe.journey.home.
vehicle lights shutting off in the car park




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2016