from the shade of yonder trees, something watches.
Predator at Rest [Haiku]
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Category Archives: Animals
Mongoose Crossing [Free Verse]
A mongoose crosses the road. My mind makes it Rikki Tikki Tavi. Is there a cobra in the tall grass? Is this a heroic mongoose? The mongoose disappears from sight, and I'm left with no answers.
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Hawk Bank [Haiku]
the hawk swoops & banks;
i feel its flapping wings
as it passes.
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DAILY PHOTO: Animals on the Chobe Banks
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Christmas Cat [Haiku]
sitting on a wall, beside the potted poinsettias, a cat grooms itself.
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Swimming Turtle [Haiku]
on a fine spring day, a turtle swims leisurely in sun-warmed waters.
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Ripples [Haiku]
with back to tree, i watch feeding fish ripple the mirrored pond.
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Missing Kittens [Tanka]
a momma cat mews many times to its missing kittens. with each unanswered call, momma grows more insistent.
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DAILY PHOTO: Spotted Doves & Balinese Offerings
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Crow Sound [Tanka]
the sharp caw of a crow triggers a monk's enlightenment. a second crow responds. a sailor doesn't look up.
