It was the beginning of the early afternoon when we made our trek to the zoo. The sky was clear and hot. The sons of Aeolus were being either timid or their father had not released them for the day.
Haiku: Aeolus watching His sons are eager to play He denies them fun Zephyrus looks on Tears sprinkle in his grey eyes His desire wanes Helios smiles His powers are at its peak Selene is far off A day at the zoo Suddenly my peers appear Excitement stirs them Some get in for free Others pay out of pocket I am one of them Inside the winds kicks The Anemoi have been freed Zephyrus flies high My peers look about The fauna pace in their cage A rather slow day Helios shines on He is indifferent to us We sweat in his name Buzzards fly above The cool waters attract them Hot land, cool water Five regions are shown The seven known continents All A’s are present The simian’s swing The avian’s strut proudly The quadruped’s skulk Time flies, lunch begins Hummus and soft pita bread People stuff their mouths Full mouths, avid words Classmates happy at the zoo I am one of them The sky lift awaits Bird’s view of the animals Insignificant Laughing at the beast Our power over them Such arrogance yes? The love of the sky The grace of the blowing winds A feeling of flight An urge to jump down To saddle a quadruped An apex alpha Algae floats below Undrinkable water, ew Nothing purified? I feel like swimming Aaron tries to dissuade me I have no worries The lift starts to slow Our ride in the sky ends I felt like the wind Feet touching the ground The warm earth beneath my soles My ancestors smile My face is windswept Aroma fills my nostrils Exhaling sweet smoke That was twenty-two lines of a Japanese poem describing the trip to the zoo. I focused more on the atmosphere at the time instead of the animals we saw. I described the weather and the animals behavior during our visit. |