Cornucopia: Shelter
Shelter
adapted Senryū 5, 7, 5)
by Kate Chamberlin
Ants in long, straight lines,
parading back to their hill,
sheltered from danger.
Prairie dogs dashing
underground burrow shelters
deep, warm and cozy.
Big, wooly Bison,
rump to rump in a circle,
shelter from attack.
Clown fish dart quickly
anemone spine shelters,
host none the wiser.
Mama bird comes home
to her four sheltered fledglings,
soon to be full grown.
Your touch makes me smile,
I feel sheltered in your arms,
safe in your embrace.