DAILY PHOTO: Ranganathittu Macaques

Lion-tailed Macaque [Lyric Poem]

I came upon a Lion-tailed Macaque,
And was instantly taken aback.
Sure, its tail was lion-like, but what's weird
Is that namers didn't call upon that beard!

Macaque [Lyric Poem]

I feared a big macaque attack
As I walked by, turning my back.
Though its expression seemed ill-meaning,
I turned to see it was still preening.

DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Monkey [Lop Buri]

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Monkey Hot Tub? [Haiku]

macaques heard,
but not seen, amid the fog
of Winter hot springs.

Urban Monkey [Haiku]

urban monkey stops
& turns on an urban vine --
nary a tremor.

DAILY PHOTO: Macaques at Ranganathittu

With Kung Fu Grip [Haiku]

the monkey stops
halfway up a cable climb
to inspect its toes.

Monkey Courage [Haiku]

ten seconds after
 a dead limb broke under it:
  poised to leap again.

Mangrove Kong [Haiku]

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