hanging off a ledge, parakeets fall into flight to their next perch
Parakeets [Haiku]
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Category Archives: Animals
Great Egret [Haibun]
The egret stands on stiff, still legs. By contrast, its neck is coiled into a sinuous strike position. For a long time, only its eyes move, saccading in time with the darting prey below the water's mirrored surface. The egret plays shrub, hoping to lure tiny fish into its shadow, within striking distance of its flexible neck. the egret stands, moving only its eyes... then spears water
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Crab Phalanx [Haiku]
Four Eyes [Haiku]
the glint in the eye
makes it look round and lustrous,
though it’s a moth wing
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The Murder [Kyoka]
a murder of crows
congregates on the concrete,
and I feel angst.
sure, I’m smarter than a crow…
but smarter than the murder?
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Claw Harvesters [Common Meter]
The crab, it had one tiny claw; it couldn't be its first. What kind of species harvests limbs? Oh, they must be the worst.
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Persistence of Youth [Senryu]
DAILY PHOTO: Monkey See…
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Grazing Bull [Haiku]
a grazing bull sees its pond reflection, but resumes forthwith
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Rishikesh Limerick
A visitor to scenic Rishikesh met a wandering bovine in the flesh. It's only notable cuz it sought a table in a mo-mo joint of old Rishikesh.
