
Ever respectful
in the presence of preying,
or praying out loud.
I will not say where,
but offer a photograph
of three before rut
rattling branches
of brittle Manzanita
to harden their horns.
Posted in Haiku 2021, Photographs, Poems 2021, Ranch Journal
Posted in Haiku 2021, Photographs
Tagged constriction, Gopher Snake, ground squirrel, haiku