Haiku

Zoo

We have reached the end of SFoxWriting‘s Alphabet Challenge, the letter “Z”. What a fun ride. My topic choice for the letter “Z”, from day one, was always going to be the zoo. I adore animals. The zoo in my hometown is pretty small. That doesn’t stop me from visiting multiple times per year. My husband and kids are big zoo fans too. We traveled from Michigan to San Diego over spring break a few years ago specifically to go to the San Diego Zoo. That was an incredible trip, except for the earthquake. Within 2 hours of arriving at our resort on a sunny Easter Sunday, we got rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Fortunately the rest of the trip went off without a hitch.

A zebra haiku:
Stripes like fingerprints
Exclusive identity
No two are alike

Here are some of my favorite shots from the San Diego Zoo:

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Friday 5-7-5

Heart torn from my chest
in your hand it’s still beating
you smile as it dies

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You are stronger now
I say farewell ~ I can’t use
what I can’t abuse

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That version of me
the best I had to offer
wasn’t good enough

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I feel like I am
wandering aimlessly lost
in another’s dream

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His lies flow easy
like the swift current of a
turbulent river