Category Archives: Animals

Marching Macaques [Haiku]

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macaques on the march:
 lockstep / shoulder-to-shoulder;
 a crash in the trees.

Dramatic Entrance [Haiku]

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an egret flares
 to a dramatic landing
  in a sunny grass patch.

Heron [Haiku]

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a heron stands
 with perfect stillness,
  in frigid water.

Koi Cluster [Haiku]

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the koi cluster
 at one end of the pond:
  anticipating mana.

Cormorant Stitching [Haiku]

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a cormorant weaves
 into and over water:
  no trace but ripples.

DAILY PHOTO: Hippos on the Shore

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Tree Snake [Senryū]

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a snake crawls 
 down out of a tree…
  i have questions.

Cormorant Flotilla [Haiku]

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cormorant heads
 drift over the water: 
  fishing in formation.

Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess [w/ Audio]

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I never saw a Purple Cow,
   I never hope to see one,
 But I can tell you, anyhow,
   I'd rather see than be one.

Barren Hill [Haiku]

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the trees are bare;
 winter winds picked them clean.
  a bird lands, chirps, & flees.