Category Archives: wildlife

Bird at Work [Haiku]

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bird at work:
 flitting branch to branch,
  seeking perfect seeds.

Urban Forest [Haiku]

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deer eyes walker.
 jumbo jets scream overhead,
  but it heard stick crack.

Golden Yellow [Haiku]

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lurch & stop:
 the bee moves erratically
  amid yellow blooms.

So Many Eyes [Haiku]

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one butterfly:
 with so many eyes 
  that cannot see.

Spiky-Legged Spider [Haiku]

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spider works its prey;
 its movement is beautiful.
  its spikes - less so.

Cooter Query [Haiku]

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cooter cranes its neck:
 impulse to know greater than
  impulse to shelter.

Stag Beetle [Haiku]

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a stag beetle
 lifts pincers in warning;
  tender flesh at feet.

Hover Quandary [Haiku]

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a bee hovers
 between two wildflowers,
  in a quandary.

Duck Do-Si-Do [Haiku]

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a duck trio
 does a lazy do-si-do
  with eyes closed.

Bee’s Weight [Haiku]

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flowers dip
 under a bee’s weight, 
  but spring back.