Tag Archives: animals

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Sundarbans

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Spring Wildflowers [Haiku]

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Spring wildflowers
 cluster among the rocks; 
  sheep bells clang nearby.

Bee-Eater [Senryū]

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bee-eater sits still --
 not searching, not flitting:
  worried of bee's plight?

Mangrove Kong [Haiku]

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a young monkey
 king kongs through a forest
  of aerial roots.

Crocodile Hunter [Senryū]

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at mangrove’s edge:
 a croc, mouth agape.
  lazy hunter?

Tiger Stripe [Free Verse]

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When setting sunlight warms 
 silvery tree trunks &
  mangrove reeds, 
 and they alternate with
  deep shadows,
 I finally understand 
  the tiger’s camouflage.

DAILY PHOTO: The Chaminuka Cheetah

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Drift & Dart [Haiku]

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the fish drifts - barely:
 then, with a snap of its tail,
  it darts to the depths.

Deer Stalking [Haiku]

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a deer walks,
 making less sound than 
  most squirrels.

Lion Mind [Haiku]

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the lion looks cross,
 but, perhaps, it’s just a mask.
  who knows the lion’s mind?