Barbed Wire Highway [Senryū]

Photograph of fire ants on a strand of barbed wire in the countryside near Vang Vieng, Laos.
fire ant highway
on a barbed wire strand
makes me itch.

Migratory Highway [Haiku]

wild geese forage
beside the highway:
fueling for journey.

Winter View [Senryū]

Photograph of a family of macaques on a wall at Gudibande Fort in Karnataka, India.
with trees bare, one sees
what Spring won't reveal:
monkeys don't care.

Two Ways to Go [Haiku]

highway parts landscape;
butterflies jink and loiter
as cars speed through.

Stalker [Kyōka]

Photograph of a raccoon taken in the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area near Slidell, Louisiana.
stealthy raccoon 
stalks up on trashcans -
as lion to gazelle.
having reached its target,
sends lid clattering down.

Cold Bayou [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area near Slidell, Louisiana.
gators sleep:
buried in muddy banks;
a lonely bird flies.

Gnawed Hickory Nut [Haiku]

Photograph of Big Creek Trail in Roswell, Georgia.
bench beside trail:
vacant but for a gnawed
hickory nutshell.

Skulking Deer [Senryū]

Photograph of a deer taken from Alpharetta's Big Creek Greenway Trail.
step: "Crunch - Crack!" --
skulking deer startles itself,
looks out: who noticed?

Cold Creek [Haiku]

Photograph taken near the start of the Mae Yen Waterfall trek at Pai, Thailand.
butterflies dance
beside a cold creek,
near sun-warmed leaves.

PROMPT: Animal

Daily writing prompt
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

The Platypus. A motley assortment of elements with unexpectedly poor flight characteristics that yet can thrive in multiple environments.