" Beaver Haiku "
by Suzán Jiván
I
Uncontrolled trapping
stimulating expansion
suitably massive
II
Highly adaptive
living in and near water
dense, short, waterproof
III
Gnaw underwater
prominent sticks, mounds of mud
oxygen stored up
IV
Large liver and lungs
counterbalance, rudder, scull
sharp slap of the tail
V
Warning of danger
acute hearing, sense of smell
stand erect, dry land
VI
Fanned area, dammed
crisscross pattern, back-up pond
float logs, dome-shaped lodge...
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