Infinite Snails [Haiku]

in a tree hollow,
snails multiply as far
as the eye can see

DAILY PHOTO: Turtle on the Forest Floor

Taken in May of 2012 in Yellow River Park [Stone Mountain, GA]

In Tall Grass [Free Verse]

Do you feel unease,
walking in tall grass?

Visceral tension?

A primal impression from a time
when a wounded beast
[on its belly, &
with labored breath]
retained enough energy
for one last lurch
to impale its hunter?

A raspy groan or bloody burble,
and the jerky wave of the grass
might be all the warning one got
before 
The End.

Bunny Blending In [Haiku]

the bunny is still,
believing itself unseen,
but those ears don't blend

Hanuman Langur [Haiku]

Hanuman langur
stops scratching its butt
to look thoughtfully 

Sky Spider [Haiku]

i look at the clouds,
and notice an Orb-weaver,
seemingly floating

Hornbill [Haiku]

hornbill
does raven impression --
corner of my eye

Stowaway [Limerick]

There once was a mischievous macaque
with a knack for invading knapsacks.
When a zipper stuck,
'twas his terrible luck
to get locked in a trunk & run out of snacks.

Quick Peek [Kyōka]

a weaver
pokes its head from the nest,
looks both ways,
& decides to stay in.
i know the feeling.