cat sleeping in sun
soft fur slicked with blood of prey
sweet feral dreaming
soft fur slicked with blood of prey
sweet feral dreaming
Animals & Wildlife Haiku Poems
Haiku observing animals, insects, and the traces wild creatures leave.
253 published haiku
puddle of Slushies
drying on Summer sidewalk
ten lethargic bees
drying on Summer sidewalk
ten lethargic bees
fish, afloat on ice,
amazed at having landed
on a vendor's cart
amazed at having landed
on a vendor's cart
sitting together
two angle wing butterflies
on hot banana
two angle wing butterflies
on hot banana
rot lures butterflies
brown pear core stem protrudes dish
daughter screams, mouse, mouse
brown pear core stem protrudes dish
daughter screams, mouse, mouse
Black dog tilts his head
looking out an open gate
Speed Limit Thirty
looking out an open gate
Speed Limit Thirty
cicada husks are
occasional on the earth
noisy afternoon
occasional on the earth
noisy afternoon
Worried about a
Sickly cow. No need to fret:
That cow is a horse
Sickly cow. No need to fret:
That cow is a horse
cicada singing
is silenced at sun's setting
quiet commences
is silenced at sun's setting
quiet commences
The cat sunbathes on
the fence waiting for his lunch:
only his ears move.
the fence waiting for his lunch:
only his ears move.
Without a shadow
Creating how time can slow
A dragonfly's wing.
Creating how time can slow
A dragonfly's wing.
In a river red,
fish with prosthetic tail-fins
can still swim upstream.
fish with prosthetic tail-fins
can still swim upstream.
Rays of crisp blue light
Dancing upon the sea floor
Rainbow fish drift by.
Dancing upon the sea floor
Rainbow fish drift by.
at night the dog barks
shadows on my wall reflect
the patter of rains
shadows on my wall reflect
the patter of rains
death shroud of white mist
borne on whisper-soft cat paws ?
river valley morn
borne on whisper-soft cat paws ?
river valley morn
thrashing in the leaves,
there was an animal trapped
your disheveled cuts
there was an animal trapped
your disheveled cuts
Cat on windowsill
Folding boneless in sunlight
Origami breathes
Folding boneless in sunlight
Origami breathes
under trees the air
thick and sweet with blossom scent
bumble bees frighten
thick and sweet with blossom scent
bumble bees frighten
Minnow that is man
probes inside the cosmic whale,
seeking head and tail.
probes inside the cosmic whale,
seeking head and tail.
the black butterflies
startled, they vacate their trees-
blocking the sunlight
startled, they vacate their trees-
blocking the sunlight
redtail hawk sits, blinks
mouse scuttles, gathering seeds
? somewhere a heart breaks
mouse scuttles, gathering seeds
? somewhere a heart breaks
the cat is stretching,
yawning like a day lily,
reaching out with claws
yawning like a day lily,
reaching out with claws
early afternoon
swirling butterfly deluge
no umbrella here
swirling butterfly deluge
no umbrella here
This we all must bear
Nothing is as heavy as
The yoke of duty
Nothing is as heavy as
The yoke of duty
The cicada sings
quiet is the moonless night
alone in sadness
quiet is the moonless night
alone in sadness
dog days of July
on our street the only shade
comes from condemned elms
on our street the only shade
comes from condemned elms
brown squirrel scampers
evades two grackles on fence
opening spring dance
evades two grackles on fence
opening spring dance
Guarding its dumpster,
the wary cat waits for me
and my moldy cheese.
the wary cat waits for me
and my moldy cheese.
The sun and wind flash
neon fish upon the pond ?
cold swim, bright shining.
neon fish upon the pond ?
cold swim, bright shining.
Birds flutter their wings
Loose soft feathers paraglide...
The cat goes hungry
Loose soft feathers paraglide...
The cat goes hungry
small butterfly at
the edge of my sight-- a whisp
of fluttering white
the edge of my sight-- a whisp
of fluttering white
Dance with me, firefly
In silent fairy gardens
Aglow with your light
In silent fairy gardens
Aglow with your light
sudden hollow whoosh --
spectacular intrusion
a dolphin swims near
spectacular intrusion
a dolphin swims near
Hummingbird in air.
Cat hiding in the garden.
Milk now turned sour.
Cat hiding in the garden.
Milk now turned sour.
Wingless butterflies
swing from rainbow blue starbursts
pounding my mind's eye.
swing from rainbow blue starbursts
pounding my mind's eye.
Flutter butterfly,
beat the tiny wings of time
before the Earthquake.
beat the tiny wings of time
before the Earthquake.