Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
Human being (Homo Sapiens) bears the closest resemblance.
Why? For starters, humans are animals. And I think if I were put in a lineup of varied species and a random intelligent person were asked to pick the Homo Sapiens, they’d pick me.
from still water
juts deadwood on which herons
perch with their shadows.
leaves have dropped;
reflected sun viewed twixt
bristled seedpod clusters.
the turning leaves
catch the morning sunlight
to show depths of red.
heavy-headed grass sways:
the clockwork counting down
the days of Autumn.
ducks drift lazily
on water that sparkles
with winter sunlight.
a tree’s last blossom
seems to wait til no one
is looking to drop.
what a thing it must be
to see a holdout yield.
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