A Sign from Above [Limerick]

There was a resplendent Portuguese church
with plenty of places for pigeons to perch,
Parishioners went to mass,
moving quite fast,
to keep clothes -- not repute -- un-besmirched.

Hanuman Langur [Haiku]

Hanuman langur
stops scratching its butt
to look thoughtfully 

Stepwell Trippin’ [Limerick]

In Jaipur, there was an old stepwell.
On the knees, it played all sorts of hell.
Its look was quite scenic,
but made phobics anemic.
One misstep and say, "Fare-thee-well!"

Sky Spider [Haiku]

i look at the clouds,
and notice an Orb-weaver,
seemingly floating

Hornbill [Haiku]

hornbill
does raven impression --
corner of my eye

Zoo Overkill [Limerick]

There was a Zoo where the creatures were plastic.
Said the new guy, "I don't mean to be drastic,
but since our beasts aren't real,
let's lose the cages of steel,
we'll have the first petting zoo lion -- it'll be fantastic!"

Sweet Stall Limerick

There once was a skilled maker of sweets
whose buyers would line up down the street.
He was just bones and skin.
"How are you so thin?"
asked a man buying boxes of the treats.

Milky Moonlight [Haiku]

milky moonlight
paints all things pale --
all but the shadows