Sleeping Anole On A Leaf With Three Haiku

thanks Cindy - i think i agree with you about that second haiku - looking over them now i think the other too project too much into the anole. if it were me on that leaf... gently bobbing in a light breeze... on a warm morning... i'd fall asleep.

Hi Wrick.
I like all of them, but I like the last the most.
I love the image. So green.......
:Þ

The image is beautiful as it is. The three haiku are all great. The little anole does indeed have a life in paradise.

I never heard of an anole. He doesn't look overly friendly, but your poem is sweet.

I like the picture almost as much as the poem.

Great image...and wonderful haiku. My favorite is the first one.

Beautiful image and Haikus Wrick. I love anoles...they're such sweet little critters.

P.S. Thanks for posting this to our group: *Arts-n-Crafts* I just featured it there. :o)

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Maybe a picture DOES speak 1000 words. OR it could be that he looks ready to spring rather than sleep

poised in the jungle/ready for both fight or flight/no rest for wicked

:)

GREAT SHOT!

aloha Jackie - thank you - i like the orange bits that help give that green some zap too.

thanks Angela - i like the haiku form.

thanks Michele - that was my feeling with the image too. i couldnt resist including the haiku with the article but i didnt feel like the image gained with any one of them being IN the photo. that doesnt usually happen - but then... what is ever usual?

thank you Carol - anoles are very similar to geckos - both are postive creatures - particularly in insect control. i tend to find more anoles outside and more geckos inside - i'm not sure why it works that way but here it's good to have both.

thanks Nikolas - i like each for distinct reasons.

thanks Sue - i like that each haiku has a slightly different focus - and that each reaches people in different ways. cool.

oh! cool Kyra - thank you. i too like anoles. i often have to stop and watch them. they get to know my patterns and can feel comfortable around me sometimes - altho this one is in Kauai i have plenty around where i live too.

oh, thank you Amy - i think i felt that ease when i saw how comfortable this anole was on that leaf. sometimes a glimpse in life captures me and takes me beyond that moment. i think this moment takes me into that contentment you speak of. cool.

Thank you Susan - yes, sometimes it's hard to get at an image even with those 1,000 words. i can see how he looks like he's ready to spring. i suspect that's what he was doing there (hunting food) but the relaxation just eased him into sleep. he was definitely sleeping. you may be able to see it better in the larger photo. i also have a nice shot of him waking up from a different angle. cool on your haiku. i like it when something i do inspires something in someone else. that's magic.

Fantastic job!

thanks Laura - this shot still makes me smile when ever i see it, and breath a little easier too.

What a beautiful shot--so peaceful and natural.