Haiku About Animals

BABY ELEPHANTSITTING BACK ON ITS HAUNCHES --JAPANESE NETSUKE

A DEER SCENE

IN THE STILL OF GRASSA BROWN BUCK KNEELS FOR RESTHIS HORNS WEAVE THROUGH BRANCH.

CHILDHOOD

GARTER SNAKE WRITHINGSLITHERS AWAY AS ANTS CHASEBROTHER PRODS IT BACK.

HURRICANE

WADING THROUGH KNEE-DEEPFLOODED CITY, CROCODILESPASS BY LIKE LIFEBOATS.

DUSK. TONGUE EXTENDED,THE DOE FEEDS WHERE FINCHES FUSSEDUNDER MORNING SUN.

DOE, YEARLING, AND FAWNFEED FROM LADEN PEAR TREETHIEVES BID WELCOME

FATTY FISH SWIMMINGBENEATH THE DEEPENING ICEHUNGER PANGS LINGER

NEWLYWEDS' TENTOUTSIDE ALL EARSA FAWN

SILVER, SCALY FISHGLIDING, WEAVES THROUGH RIVER BED -SUN SHARPENS SHIMMER

STARFISH

STARFISHTUMBLING TO SHORETHE NIGHT SKY DIMS

CORVUS

BLACK-WINGED WARRIORSKY BOUND HUNTRESS, BLOODY BEAKCAWING, DEAD MOUSE, FEAST.

LAST TUESDAY

DREAMS ABOUT HORSESPUMMELED MY PILLOWS. GOOSE FEATHERSFALL LIKE CLOUDS.

WIND CHANGES DIRECTION—BULLFROGS SHOW THEIR NOSEIN A SHRINKING POND.

SUMMER HEATMY DOG AND I PANTFACING EACH OTHER

SPATE OF BURGLARIESIN THE GARDEN PONDMISSING GOLDFISH

TADPOLES ON A ROCKUNDER THE WATERCREATING WAVES

PRETTY RAINBOW FISHTHEY ARE COLORINGSTREAMING AS THEY SWIM

THE REEF

PREDATORY PLAYGROUNDSUNKEN SPLENDOR HIDESDEATH IN LANGUID SHADOWS

CLOUD WATCHING

EVERY CLOUD IS ACOMPULSION, AN ANIMALSCRUTINIZATION.

RAIN

AFTER THE RAINAN EXODUSOF EARTHWORMS

APPLE PIE

APPLE PIEWITH VANILLA ICE CREAM:DEER IN THE ORCHARD

ROAMING FREE

HORSES LEFT ALONEWILD OUT ON THE RANGELANDHIS UNTAMED MUSTANGS

UNTANGLING LEASHES‒STRANGERS ON THE DOG PARK PATHFINDING COMMON THREADS

UNDERGROUND PEACEHEDGEHOG IN THE BASEMENTROACHES RUNNING SCARED

A GARDEN SNAKESTILL IN THE CUT GRASSA MOTOR WHINES

AFTER A COUP

IN THE TEA GARDENUNCERTAIN KITTENS TEETERON OLD GREEK COLUMNS.

COWS

THERE ARE MORE COWS NOWBELOW THE PLUM-CAST MOUNTAINS—TENDER MEAT & MILK.

RESURRECTION

SHELTER DOGEYES DOWNCASTBUT CHOSEN

DRUMMING ON THE TURFSENDS THE ODD CUPFUL FLYINGRAIN OF HORSES’ HOOVES

ACROSS THE VALLEYCRISSCROSSING THE ANCIENT SNOWSNOW SHOES AND HORSE’S HOOVES

GHOST CRABS

GHOST CRABS SCURRY QUICKHUSKS LIT GREY BY BLANK MOONLIGHTHAUNTED TIDES GUSTING

A SCHOOL OF MINNOWSSLOWLY DRIFT ALONG THE SHOREONE FLASH AND THEN GONE

TALISMAN

RABBIT AT MY FEETA CURSED PRESENT FROM YOUR CLAWSHOLE WHERE THE HEART WAS

BROOK

THE NATIVE TROUT DARTFROM BENEATH THE RIVER ROCKS,GRABBING INSECT PREY.

DOG LEASH

DOG LEASH–THE SILENT PENDULUMOF THE HALL CLOCK

GOLDEN SUNRISE

GOLDEN SUNRISEWARM HANDDOG CIRCLES BACK

COW CALVES IN CHILL DAWN.HER STEAMING NEWBORN RISESON UNCERTAIN LEGS.

BLUEJAY RAID

SPYING BLUE JAYRAIDS ACORN TROVESSQUIRRELED AWAY

BRANCHES AS BRIDGESCRITTERS SCURRYING ABOUTHIGHWAYS OF NATURE

APRIL

WATER DRIPS OFF WOOL.PLEASING SHADES OF BROWN AND CREAM.SHEEP ARRANGE THEMSELVES.

MODERN BASTET

HONEY-COLORED FURBASKING IN THE SUN’S GOLD LIGHT,DOMESTIC GODDESS.