the butterfly
knows no upside-down, only
where the flowers are.
Right-Side-Down [Haiku]
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Category Archives: wildlife
Magpie [Haiku]
DAILY PHOTO: Fly on a Wire
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Dark Evening Brown [Senryū]
a Dark Evening Brown
flits about the woods on a
bright morning, Brown.
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Monkey Hot Tub? [Haiku]
macaques heard,
but not seen, amid the fog
of Winter hot springs.
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Hive [Haiku]
the wasp hive:
its crescent entrances
see steady to & fro.
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“Cicada’s Cry” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]
the stillness --
soaking into stones
cicada's cry
Translation from: Higginson, William J. 1985. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Tokyo: Kodansha Int. p. 11
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Reptilian Investigations [Haiku]
rock agama pops
over the boulder's top:
sniffs & scurries.
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Trails [Kyōka]
wildlife trail:
a subtle part in the grass;
human trail:
a bald and dusty line..., but
a buck 'd be hell on your rug, too!
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Raptor Rides [Haiku]
raptor rides updrafts:
head & eye swivel-pivot;
all else, glides.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 