Category Archives: wildlife

Shell Deceit [Haiku]

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false cracks and shine
 to look like a pile of rocks,
  the turtle's shell

DAILY PHOTO: [Taller] Giraffe in Tall Grass

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Dive-Bombed [Haiku]

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a walk in the park.
 eyes glued to the rising sun,
  a crow dive-bombs me.

Kerplunk! [Haiku]

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a creature unknown
 splashes in the lotus pond —
  kerplunk! kerplunk!

Peahen [Kyōka]

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peahen treads softly
to avoid scaring insects.
people plod around,
taking the bird's picture.
the peahen thinks, "Really!"

Pufferfish [Senryū]

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beached pufferfish.
better we meet 
on my turf

Turtle Time [Haiku]

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the turtle 
 moves slowly; i wonder
  if it sees slowly?

Selenops Actophilus [Senryū]

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the spider looked thin,
 but - given its limb-span -
  that's little comfort

False Blossom [Haiku]

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a false blossom,
 that crawls with wasps, hangs
  from a bare branch

A Moment of Stillness [Haiku]

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the moment before
a sneaky monkey
makes mischief