a night heron,
up & about at sunrise,
like diehard revellers.
Night Heron [Senryū]
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a night heron,
up & about at sunrise,
like diehard revellers.
a sparrow alights,
investigates debris,
and flits away.
ducks in a pond
drift through the algae,
their track, self-healing.
herons & egrets
wade in pond algae,
blindly fishing.
a cormorant
waits a half-hour after
swimming to fly.
harsh summer sun sets:
baboon troops exit the woods,
"Yeah, you'd better run!"
bee & butterfly,
drawn to the same fragrant bloom,
work in harmony.
the deer goes still.
I wonder, is its mind still,
or in a sprint?
There once was a lady with a mole,
And, about it, she was hard to console.
Examples were proffered,
Such as Cindy Crawford.
"But mine is dead, & it dug such fine holes."