The Last Judgment (for RLW)

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The traveler rests
By river will fish leap soon
Or should he walk on

Water bug zig-zags
The dark spider bides its time
Last judgment is now

[RhymeLovingWriter]

You know I've never mastered the haiku, Michael...but you clearly have! I get the count, but the essence of the form escapes me...same with the tanka and senryu.

Let me try anyway...

Budding tulip tips
Sun on shoulder sets its heel
Drink the joy of now


It's a joy to know you're still at the poetry pen and found your way back to the Zone!

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RLW, I've been underground for the last few years in my lair, burrowed down under brambles and brush, in an old rabbit habitat. However, I don't like what I see above ground these days.
Poetry may not be the best defence to insure survival.