In ancient woodland
ferns unfurl and bluebells thrive;
late afternoon sun.
by Scooj
Tag: Nature
Orange tip
.
Frenetic flight path
grabs my attention and then
those orange wing tips.
.
by Scooj
Mole
To live is to dig
small soft furry tunneler
to dig is to live.
by Scooj
Lyrebird
Antipodean
bird, supreme impressionist;
musical plumage.
by Scooj
Basking shark
.
A gentle giant,
pelagic plankton feeder;
Never too hasty.
.
by Scooj
Comma (2)
A warm Spring morning
punctuated only by
a passing comma.
by Scooj
- adapted from an earlier haiku, prompted by seeing my first garden butterfly of the season. Origination is not coming too easily for me at the moment.
Vicuña
Andean highlands
home to the small cameloid
emblem of Peru.
by Scooj
Narwhal
Whale of northern seas
distinctive canine tooth tusk
marine unicorn.
by Scooj
- It is thought that some medieval Europeans believed the tusks of narwhals to be the horns of unicorns.
Spider mite
On dry paving slabs
in the sun, squished under thumb
young children at play.
by Scooj
Bumble bee
.
Humble bumble bee
not yet properly awake
stuttering flight path.
.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 