fluffy, shambling, cute
nice cuddly toys to your eyes
but bears are not tame
though not truly that
these cousins of the wombat
are bears but by name!
koala, wombat,
kangaroo, sugar glider;
unBearable all
potoroo, dunnart,
opossums striped and squirrel.
Go, marsupials!
and, not to forget
the rare American shrew
of the High Andes
so much like a rat
with whiskers, and bittie eyes
it could almost squeak
eek eek eeek eeek eek
eeek eek eek eek eek eek eek
eek eeek eek gnaw eeeek
(rodent haiku)
Laughing! now I fear
what dear friend may have become
is she mouse or rat?
you've been quiet dear
me wonders if busy, or...
perchance just stumped?
Busy I'm afraid
White Rabbit mode - juggling work
and family stuff
rabbit mode, haha!
so you go from mouse to doe
-- a rodent at heart :)
"I'm late! I'm late! For
a very important date!"
Says Haiku Bunny
and *I* am hungry
says the fearsome tiger (me)
that eats small rodents
pity the bunny
is overseas, he reflects
or she'd make dessert!
this haiku conversation arose from some photographs of koalas I shared with Carolyn. she recounts how a friend of hers got a hug from one of these creatures, followed by a very hard bite. The coloured posts are hers, mine are black.