Tag Archives: wildlife

Winged Deception [Haiku]

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the butterfly
 that i’d thought dead
  just fluttered off.

Wolf Spider [Haiku]

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a wolf spider
 scurries overland like
  I cross a hot beach.

DAILY PHOTO: Spotted Doves & Balinese Offerings

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Crow Sound [Tanka]

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the sharp caw
 of a crow triggers a monk's
  enlightenment.
 a second crow responds.
 a sailor doesn't look up.

Blazing Baronet [Haiku]

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a baronet 
 opens its wings to rays
  of morning sun.

Painted Stork [Haiku]

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a painted stork, 
 at water’s edge,
  seeks its moment.

Water Landing [Haiku]

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a white bird
 & its black reflection 
  flare together.

Prowling Egret [Haiku]

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summer: at dawn,
 in liquid metal waters,
  an egret prowls.

That’s Some Fine Flocking [Haiku]

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each bird in a flock
 oriented differently --
  yet, no collisions.

Garden Lizard [Tanka]

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