Great Blue Heron [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of a Great Blue Heron crossing a pond along the Roswell Greenway Trail in Roswell, Georgia.
Skittish is the Great Blue Heron.
It feels when you're stopped and starin'
and will crisscross water like Charon
to keep you on the other side.

White Tiger [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of a white tiger taken in Mysore Zoo in Karnataka, India.
The White Tiger is very cute,
napping in its white tiger suit.
But while awake, is hard to take:
Is it nonconformist, or fake?

Gaur [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of a Gaur taken at the Mysore Zoo in Karnataka, India.
Let me introduce the Gaur.
It's a cow, but superpowered.

It's made of thick slabs of muscle,
And I wouldn't suggest you tussle.
They aren't cattle you can rustle,
That is, unless - in point of fact --
You're eager to be rustled back.

Cheetah Speed [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of a Cheetah taken at the Mysore Zoo in Karnataka, India.
Swiftly sprints the slender Cheetah,
running smoothly as Velveeta.
But right now it can't rouse its feet-ah,
and slogs just like a Walmart Greet-ah.

Meerkat Lecture [Lyric Poem]

Meerkats: Taken at the Mysore Zoo in Karnataka, India.
Please allow me a conjecture:
One Meerkat stood to give lecture,
But as with me, as a pupil,
Other Meerkats lacked the scruple
To make a show of listening,
Finding the walls more interesting.

DAILY PHOTO: Brahma Bull and Other Pastoral Scenes

A Brahma Bull in a pasture outside of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.
Photograph of grazing cattle in a pasture near Mussoorie, India.
Photograph of cattle grazing in a pasture surrounded by evergreen trees near Mussoorie, India.

Mimicry [Senryū]

Gray (Hanuman) Langur on a road barrier on the Lal Tibba Road.
Hanuman Langur
mimics a lounging housecat;
then paws at nothing.

Solo? [Haiku]

Photograph of an egret flying over the Gomti River in Lucknow, Madhya Pradesh, India.
solo bird flies
over sprawling waters
with upside down mate.

Ducks in a Bunch [Haiku]

Waterfowl on Rudrasagar Lake in Melaghar, India.
clustered armada
of ducks drift across
open water.

Stray Cat [Senryū]

Photograph of a stray cat taken Sri Someshwar Swami Temple in Halasur, Bangalore, India.
lean & scratched up: 
stray cat stares at a leaf
as if it's ham.