haiku

much sea is desert
anoxic lifeless until
toxic algae blooms

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a little sound comes
something in the other room
computer up mouse ready

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cub grows into bear
king of his forest domain
boy grows into man

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metabolic rhythm
my cat’s is larghissimo
mine prestissimo

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ice melted away
water continued to warm
until it was steam

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cats can be doubtful
putting out tentative paw
like my shaking hand

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what we all have in common
where technology makes it possible
is to sometimes get caught in a zipper

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nature made humans
just through random invention
humans made zippers

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no kitchen in woods
although raccoons wash their food
we love our kitchens

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coyote in bush
stops and sits to scratch his ear
skeeters make me scratch

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