a cormorant
waits a half-hour after
swimming to fly.
Cormorant Rules [Haiku]
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Category Archives: Animals
DAILY PHOTO: Chobe River Scenes
Summer Sunset [Senryū]
harsh summer sun sets:
baboon troops exit the woods,
"Yeah, you'd better run!"
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“The Donkey” by G.K. Chesterton [w/ Audio]
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
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PROMPT: Pets
What animals make the best/worst pets?
BEST: Dogs (but house-cats if one is of a less energetic / more lazy persuasion.)
WORST: Hippopotamus / Rhinoceros tie
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Crow Alights [Haiku]
a crow alights
on a slender, bare branch,
riding the bounce.
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Deer Mind [Haiku]
the deer goes still.
I wonder, is its mind still,
or in a sprint?
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Not the Face! [Senryū]
a young skink's
vibrant cobalt blue tail
says, "Not the Face!"
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Water Sound [Haiku]
the sound of rain
and thundering waterfalls:
a cat sleeps soundly.
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Rainy Day Raft [Haiku]
a tiny frog
on a rain-soaked leaf,
washed away, leaf-n-all.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 