Haiku 717
citronella stink
mosquitos quick back it off
the unbite is on
6/13/19
Haiku 718
citronella night
scratched a few mosquito bites
lifted a few beers
6/13/19
Tanka 130
Ancient and battered
fierce eyes in a wrinkled face
old survivor waits
moves only when I have gone
Turtle crossing the wide path.
6/13/19
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
I absolutely love your description of the turtle. Wouldn’t it be great to interview a turtle or tortoise given their life spans?
Yes. I have thought the same thing. I am convinced there is a certain style of stoic determination they would frame things with, and a kind of timelessness to their lives.