The reptile known as the Five-Lined Skink is silent, but not as covert as you'd think. From the front end it blends, but its bright blue back end catches the eye no matter how slowly it slinks.
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Fish Drift Relativity [Haiku]
"the fish's world is always in drift," thinks I, from the bank.
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Still Eye [Haiku]
along the seashore, everything is in motion, but the crow's eye.
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Elephantine March [Free Verse]
The herd is on the march.
They lumber with slow
determination.
The young achieve
playful swagger,
but aren't allowed
too wide of the line.
I wonder whether they're
going someplace good?
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Mongoose Crossing [Free Verse]
A mongoose crosses the road. My mind makes it Rikki Tikki Tavi. Is there a cobra in the tall grass? Is this a heroic mongoose? The mongoose disappears from sight, and I'm left with no answers.
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Hawk Bank [Haiku]
the hawk swoops & banks;
i feel its flapping wings
as it passes.
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Christmas Cat [Haiku]
sitting on a wall, beside the potted poinsettias, a cat grooms itself.
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Ripples [Haiku]
with back to tree, i watch feeding fish ripple the mirrored pond.
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Missing Kittens [Tanka]
a momma cat mews many times to its missing kittens. with each unanswered call, momma grows more insistent.
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DAILY PHOTO: Spotted Doves & Balinese Offerings
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