stealthy raccoon
stalks up on trashcans -
as lion to gazelle.
having reached its target,
sends lid clattering down.
Stalker [Kyōka]
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Category Archives: wildlife
Cold Bayou [Haiku]
gators sleep:
buried in muddy banks;
a lonely bird flies.
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Gnawed Hickory Nut [Haiku]
bench beside trail:
vacant but for a gnawed
hickory nutshell.
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Skulking Deer [Senryū]
step: "Crunch - Crack!" --
skulking deer startles itself,
looks out: who noticed?
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Cold Creek [Haiku]
butterflies dance
beside a cold creek,
near sun-warmed leaves.
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PROMPT: Animal
The Platypus. A motley assortment of elements with unexpectedly poor flight characteristics that yet can thrive in multiple environments.
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Patience [Senryū]
Spider builds its web
line by line, and then waits;
I watch for two minutes.
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Alone in the Cold [Haiku]
Foot-tapping Seagull [Kyōka]
a Seagull stands
at a respectful distance
from a fish stall,
waiting for the fishmonger
to do the right thing.
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PROMPT: Ambitious DIY
Trying to get squirrels out of the attic. They did me like Macaulay Culkin / Kevin McCallister in Home Alone. Ultimately, had to call experts (pest control, not hitmen,) and they made short work of it.
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