wildlife trail:
a subtle part in the grass;
human trail:
a bald and dusty line..., but
a buck 'd be hell on your rug, too!
Trails [Kyōka]
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Raptor Rides [Haiku]
raptor rides updrafts:
head & eye swivel-pivot;
all else, glides.
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Feeding Frenzy [Haiku]
frenzied pigeons:
a tight, geometric horde—
until food’s end.
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Lily Pad [Haiku]
lily pad sprawl:
herons march, beak-down,
on the shifting surface.
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“Raven at Dusk” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]
Post Crow [Haiku]
crow on a post,
on rocky desolate ground;
waves lap ashore.
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Cat & Burglar [Senryū]
a cat / burglar
brashly slips through a window
in broad daylight.
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Spring Green [Haiku]
grass, shaggy & green,
sprawls across the valley;
swallows race & jink.
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Disappearing Pigeons [Haiku]
a cloud of pigeons
wheels about in a broad loop;
a thin batch returns.
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“Goose Chant” by Luo Binwang [w/ Audio]
Goose, Goose, Goose,
Look skyward and let your song loose.
White feathers float on the green lake
As red feet paddle through clear waves.
NOTE: This poem’s title is often translated as “An Ode to the Goose” but the Chinese title 咏鹅 (Yǒng é) is “Chant[ing] Goose.”
Tiger Riding for Beginners 