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.
Skink Limerick
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Tag Archives: wildlife
Fish Drift Relativity [Haiku]
"the fish's world is always in drift," thinks I, from the bank.
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Still Eye [Haiku]
along the seashore, everything is in motion, but the crow's eye.
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Elephantine March [Free Verse]
The herd is on the march.
They lumber with slow
determination.
The young achieve
playful swagger,
but aren't allowed
too wide of the line.
I wonder whether they're
going someplace good?
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Mongoose Crossing [Free Verse]
A mongoose crosses the road. My mind makes it Rikki Tikki Tavi. Is there a cobra in the tall grass? Is this a heroic mongoose? The mongoose disappears from sight, and I'm left with no answers.
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Winged Deception [Haiku]
the butterfly
that iâd thought dead
just fluttered off.
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Wolf Spider [Haiku]
a wolf spider scurries overland like I cross a hot beach.
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DAILY PHOTO: Spotted Doves & Balinese Offerings
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Crow Sound [Tanka]
the sharp caw of a crow triggers a monk's enlightenment. a second crow responds. a sailor doesn't look up.
the !n(tro)verted yogi 