Standoff

tortoise
Originally uploaded by hombreciego.

Standoff

Like a rock
A desert tortoise lays still
Hides from the housecats

Slowly crawls
From under the mesquite bush
A water-seeking turtle

Spies the bowl
Moves ahead, an army tank
Ready for the kill

Yellow cat
Crouches, stalking this strange prey
Leaps like a lion

Fur meets stone
Lions don't eat chariots!
Dumb Kitty, she says.

KBris 2005