DAILY PHOTO: Mugger Crocodiles of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Look Carefully!

Out of the Box Crocs [Lyric Poem]

To find oneself within a crate -
 packed inside and labeled "Freight"
  seems like the worst that things can get,
   but then I peered out through the slit,
 and what a thing it was to see
  a croc's keen eye stare back at me.
 
It had so many freakin' teeth,
 both on the top and underneath!

I concluded the box 'tweren't so bad.
 To stay a while, I would be glad!

Garden Lizard [Tanka]

a garden lizard
 can't resolve whether to
  scurry, or to 
 be master of all 
 that it surveys?

Turtle Time [Haiku]

the turtle 
 moves slowly; i wonder
  if it sees slowly?

Made Ya Look [Senryū]

the lizard
that stares skyward
makes me look

Monitor [Haiku]

monitor lizard
trudges peppily for the
 cool morning hours

Lizard Look [Haiku]

a lizard slinks
up to the stone's edge,
turning an eye on me

Rock Agama [Tanka]

a Rock Agama
peeks over a rock, stops,
and tries to be
inconspicuously
bright orange

DAILY PHOTO: Crocodile Pile!

Taken in May of 2017 at Kalimba Reptile Park

Copperhead [Common Meter]

I walked along a well-worn trail
with no intent but rest.
I wished to be soothed by the trees,
but found myself distressed.

For in my path rested a snake,
known as the copperhead --
 a breed that has inspired wonder
and no uncertain dread. 

I gave the snake full attention,
and then gave it wide berth,
but it must have been far too wide
for I walked right off the earth.