Survival


while he eats the mouse
the hungry fox does not care—
if the chase was fair

Monoku #415

her golden doodle wants to be a lap dog—
muddy footprints on her blouse

The Silence of Nature

Sometimes it shrieks, hoots or creaks,
whistles, cries, trills or squeaks,
rattles, russles gurgles or moans,
babbles, crackles, grunts or groans.

Sometimes it chatters, chirps or howls,
baas, ribbits, hisses, roars or growls,
cackles, coos, squawks or crows,
chitters, bleats, clucks or bellows.

Sometimes it, barks, buzzes or caws,
clicks, gobbles, gurbles or heehaws,
moos, humms, oinks, meows or neighs,
peeps, purrs, quacks, snuffles or brays

the silence of nature is a never-ending song,
forget your troubles and come sings along.

~Sound of Nature~

A small stream gurgles,

a cool brook babbles,

the river meanders along.

The sea waves crash,

the universe whispers,

it’s all part of nature’s song.