Category Archives: wildlife

Personal Jesus [Senryū]

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a plump heron
 walks on lily pads: my own
  Personal Jesus.

DAILY PHOTO: A Monkey’s Drinking Problem

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Honey Bee [Haiku]

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honey bee at work
 on flowers still dripping 
   from Spring showers.

Snail Wu Wei [Haiku]

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a snail dangles,
 on a leaf, in its house,
   effortlessly.

Wasps [Haiku]

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a hive of wasps,
 each one frenetic:
  do they never rest?

Snail & Centipede [Haiku]

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in the contours
 of a stone-relief Ganesh:
  snail & centipedes.

Painted Stork [Haiku]

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a gangly stork
 moves swift as a dart
  through the sky.

Evening Brown #2 [Haiku]

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at dusk,
 the long-still Evening Brown
  flutters off.

Evening Brown [Haiku]

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this Evening Brown 
 is well-named; it’s sluggish 
  in the morning.

Red Dragonfly [Haiku]

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still red dragonfly:
 has the autumn gotten
  too cold for you?