Brisk Morn [Haiku]

brisk morn dragonfly:
too cold to move, or dead?
unmoved by footfall.

Swamp Deer [Lyric Poem]

Everyday at an appointed hour
the Swamp Deer takes an anti-shower.
It hooks its antlers into the muck,
and with a twist and shake mud is chucked
upward, where it rains down on the beast.
It's stinky and slimy, but it's cool, at least.

Cheetah [Lyric Poem]

A Cheetah can beat a Porsche to a hundred.
(Imagine the tumble if a clumsy one blundered.)
In fact, Cheetah's are so very, very fast
that your future is way, way back in its past.

Prickly [Senryū]

a swallowtail
lands on a thorny thistle,
resting in comfort.

Pelican [Lyric Poem]

The Pelican, when it has formed a group,
Is said to be a squadron, pouch, or scoop.
I find that naming scheme quite puzzling;
Isn't its "pouch" where it keeps soup for guzzling?

DAILY PHOTO: Sunning Croc

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Unsettled [Haiku]

a butterfly
lurches flower to flower;
never settling.

DAILY PHOTO: Perching Cardinal

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Snake [Lyric Poem]

I saw a snake had made a gnarly bed --
On logs and stones, its length did curl and thread.
Ah, to be comfy on bark's ragged bumps...
I wake up when PJ's wad to a lump.

Cold River [Haiku]

goose at water's edge:
cold river flows around
unmoving legs.