Day In the Jungle

toucans and hornbills
stifling humidity
welcome to jungle

orange orangutan
wisely avoids bees ballroom
where bees congregate

wild boar’s carcass
rotting from limb of a tree
warns us of leopard

a decorative fairy queen
clarifies jungle beauty
red jungle fowl laughs

vines shrubs and grasses
do not slow down the monkeys
i look up and smile
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Wolf Avatar
September 8, 2020 at 1:54 PM
Why do I not feel welcome when I read about this jungle?! lol. Guess I'm just too citified, eh?! ~ Urbana and Ulcers, Gershon
Krutsinger Avatar
September 9, 2020 at 5:03 AM
I am staying away also. Believe me!
Andresen Avatar
September 8, 2020 at 12:08 PM
- I both see and hear the animals in the jungle beauty, Caren :) - Thanks for the free ticket :) - Lovely haiku :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Krutsinger Avatar
September 9, 2020 at 5:04 AM
You are ever so welcome Anne-Lise.
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