Flawless Flower [Haiku]

there is no defect 
in the sunflower that
cheers one’s spirits.

DAILY PHOTO: Amboseli Landscapes

Big Red Bug [Haiku]

the big red bug
 attracts attention 
  it doesn’t want.

Mimicry [Haiku]

dead roots:
sinuous as a river,
luxuriant as hair.

DAILY PHOTO: Dry Season, Kodachadri

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Summer Sun [Haiku]

summer sun
 turns the sky orange;
  skin prickles.

Skink Limerick

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.

Fish Drift Relativity [Haiku]

"the fish's world
 is always in drift,"
  thinks I, from the bank.