Tag: 1. Haiku

Red River Pig

 

Splendid fox-red coat

and the ears of a goblin;

beauty in the beast.

 

by Scooj

Whirligig beetle

 

Little black beetle

gyrating circular dance

pond life acrobat.

 

by Scooj

Thaw

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Long snow-lined hedgerows

stand proud in the warming sun

seeing off winter.

.

by Scooj

Northern white rhinoceros

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Farewell dear Sudan

your tough skin was not enough;

the end of the line.

.

by Scooj

  • On the news that the last male northern white rhinoceros was put down yesterday he is survived by his daughter and granddaughter. His passing is a loss that is emblematic and the world will feel a little bit less complete. A sad day indeed.

Duck billed platypus

 

Extraordinary

eclectic cluster of the

Animal Kingdom.

 

by Scooj

Coelacanth

 

Most ancient order

of lobe-finned fish enwrapped

with thick scale armour.

 

by Scooj

Winter lingers

 

Reset the fireplace

mothballed until next winter

snow and ice return.

 

by Scooj

Spider crab

 

Spiny long legs and

decorated carapace;

harmless omnivore.

 

by Scooj

  • Atlast, after years of looking, I have found another transposable animal name. The first was goose barnacle/barnacle goose, now I can add to it spider crab/crab spider. Phew.

Hare

 

Slender herbivore

tall ears and like a rabbit

but not a rabbit.

 

by Scooj

Antlion

 

Great gladiator

conical dust arena

jaws at the ready.

 

by Scooj