Le Voyage Magnifique

On the Hunt

I slither and crawl
through the slime and the grime
in nooks and crannies
of Mother Earth's bailiwick,
searching for lizards and mice.

Wherever they run,
whether sun is up or down,
I'll be there waiting.

Notes on the Oriental Octet form of poetry ▶︎

The Oriental Octet is a blending of the Japanese Tanka and Haiku, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/2008-form-unique-to-the-study-and-writing...

I took the liberty of dividing the composition into separate stanzas under the authority of my Creative License.