Lily Pad Heron [Haiku]

water lilies stand
confidently, while herons
step warily.

Hornbill [Haiku]

perching hornbill:
a plodding half-ton bovine
doesn't merit attention.

The Other Shore [Free Verse]

Standing on the bank, 
Looking at the other shore --

A hundred meters or a mile?
Does it matter,
In such a fast flow?

If I were to swim for it,
Launching myself into
Those cold, choppy waves,
Which would I reach first:
The other shore, or
The Falls, downstream?

DAILY PHOTO: Zebra Blocks Cape Buffalo Portrait

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Submerge [Haiku]

a turtle
slips into the water:
no sound / no ripple.

DAILY PHOTO: Let Sleeping Tarsiers Lie

Cold River Sky [Haiku]

clouds - low & textured -
look yet angrier when seen
in the cold river.

Cormorant Patience [Kyōka]

the cormorant,
glistening & dripping,
must air dry
before it’s a bird again;
humans cramp in the pool.

Black Crow [Haiku]

a black crow, 
oily & otherworldly,
alights on a rock.

Old Wasp Nest [Haiku]

old wasp nest:
looks like the whole hive
hulked its way out.