Black Crow [Haiku]

a black crow, 
oily & otherworldly,
alights on a rock.

The Brave One [Haiku]

one hundred birds
startle at my presence;
one eyeballs me.

Embarrassment of Riches [Haiku]

early summer:
birds trudge through green paddies
that they usually prowl.

Crows in a Row [Haiku]

curb crows
stand in a row.
what’s the sky say?

Wee Hours War [Lyric Poem]

The dogs were in a wee hours war:
Growling and snapping and howling,
Breaching night's plutonian shore,
And sweet dreams those barks were fouling.

What monstrous dreamland incursions
That yapping must have brought about.
Bucolic scenes turned perversions
Of bared teeth and menacing snout.

Snake Hijinx [Kyōka]

i see snakes jutting
from the water; usually
i’d discover
it’s not snakes but sticks,
but today isn’t the usual.

Roughhousing Snakes [Haiku]

at water’s edge,
snakes wrestle: writhing, twining,
but slipping the pin.

PROMPT: Animal

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

Human being (Homo Sapiens) bears the closest resemblance.

Why? For starters, humans are animals. And I think if I were put in a lineup of varied species and a random intelligent person were asked to pick the Homo Sapiens, they’d pick me.

Heron Perch [Haiku]

from still water
juts deadwood on which herons
perch with their shadows.

Duck Drift [Haiku]

ducks drift lazily
on water that sparkles
with winter sunlight.