Animal Moon Poems

Fukuda Chiyo-ni Haiku

Fukuda Chiyo-ni was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period, also known as Kaga no Chiyo.

Having seen the moon
I can bid...

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Cool comforts from the moon shining in Spring
diverge from coming Summer's scorching sun.
Sweet honeysuckle lifts its trumpet string
to set swift tempo for the Springtime fun.

The...

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There is a moon stuck inside the stoplight
A still unblinking gaze controlling blood tides
Circulatory system like New York City in the seventies
The thrashing of my...

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opulent opal
	magnificence in motion ~
		mutuality

(February Full Moon – Cree)

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beatific ball
	curious cavorting cubs ~
		progressive playground 

(February Full Moon – Ojibwe)...

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When an owl with a scowl had his eyes on the prowl
In search of a savoury bite
A little brown mouse poked his nose from his...

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soft twilight abides
just before a full moon rise
night creatures appear...

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See them crawling all over the ceiling
Pointing their slender anther in the air,
Their bugling eyes covered in a pound of flesh 
Waiting to plunge to...

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sterile white snowflakes
	coldness covers the still night ~
		snow wolf fluffs its tail

(January Full Moon – Algonquin)...

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Christmas cold nocturne
	brightness lights the noiseless night ~
		restless reindeer rise

(December Cold Moon – Mohawk)
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sparkling from the moon 
icicles on evergreens
'neath the starry skies...

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Beauty of yours, informed by moon's illume,
Irises lilac, heaven sent thee here,
Adducing stock's spiced vanilla perfume,
My heart all consumed, I must have your ear.

Oh, creature...

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	water
	squatter...

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battle between bucks
	deadly duel-decided ~
		scavengers spectate

(November Full Moon – Dakota and Lakota)...

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Tonight's a full moon
And I'll stop and I'll swoon
When I see that big ball of white
'Cuz it's that time once again
To come out of my...

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