Hanuman Langur
mimics a lounging housecat;
then paws at nothing.
Mimicry [Senryū]
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Category Archives: Animals
Solo? [Haiku]
solo bird flies
over sprawling waters
with upside down mate.
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Ducks in a Bunch [Haiku]
Stray Cat [Senryū]
lean & scratched up:
stray cat stares at a leaf
as if it's ham.
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DAILY PHOTO: Macaque Family
PROMPT: Understand One Thing
Daily writing prompt
If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?
How Buddhists reconcile the Doctrine of Anatta (the belief that there is no permanent self) with a belief in reincarnation.
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Safety First [Haiku]
stony fortress,
moated: turtle stretches neck
out to sniff the air.
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Acorn [Senryū]
startled squirrel drops
its nut; so sad for it, but
we all get a tree.
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Mobile Home [Common Meter]
Turtle exits its hiding place
beneath a rotten log.
Its shell snags on that old, dead wood
he drags the log along.
Does he know that he's double-shelled?
He seems so unaware.
When he breaks free, he gains no speed --
just crawls on like he don't care.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 