That’s Some Fine Flocking [Haiku]

each bird in a flock
 oriented differently --
  yet, no collisions.

Garden Lizard [Tanka]

a garden lizard
 can't resolve whether to
  scurry, or to 
 be master of all 
 that it surveys?

Non-Mutant Ninja Turtle [Haiku]

turtle on a log
looks stuck, but vanishes
in an eye blink.

No Cry [Haiku in contrast to Matsuo Bashō’s experience]

back at the trailhead:
 no birds cry;
  no fish weep.

Riffing on Matsuo Bashō’s haiku:

"Departing spring!
 Birds crying;
 Tears in the eyes of fish."

DAILY PHOTO: Post Monkey, Elephanta Island

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Cat Wrangling [Haiku]

a mother cat
 turns to consider whether
  to wrangle kittens

Go-Getter [Senryū]

when you’re the family 
go-getter, and yet you’re
a zoned-out mess.

Overwatch [Haiku]

momma monkey,
 eyes and hands at the ready,
  foresees darting babe.

To Walk or Not to Walk? [Haiku]

an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

Crab Scramble [Haiku]

a crab scrambles.
 below: rocks and 
  roiling water