Tag Archives: wildlife

Non-Mutant Ninja Turtle [Haiku]

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turtle on a log
 looks stuck, but vanishes
  in an eye blink.

No Cry [Haiku in contrast to Matsuo Bashō’s experience]

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back at the trailhead:
 no birds cry;
  no fish weep.

Riffing on Matsuo Bashō’s haiku:

"Departing spring!
 Birds crying;
 Tears in the eyes of fish."

DAILY PHOTO: Post Monkey, Elephanta Island

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Wasp Moves [Haiku]

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the wasp is still;
 the wasp jinks erratically.
  pilgrims break sanctity.

Overwatch [Haiku]

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momma monkey,
 eyes and hands at the ready,
  foresees darting babe.

To Walk or Not to Walk? [Haiku]

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an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

Crab Scramble [Haiku]

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a crab scrambles.
 below: rocks and 
  roiling water

Winter Crow [Haiku]

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in winter,
 a crow perches on a pole,
  once a scarecrow

Tail Whip Splash [Haiku]

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silence
 in the koi pond; then:
  a tail whip splash

Hawks in Flight [Haiku]

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three hawks fly,
 but look like one hawk
  in three time slices