Each face tells a story. Each creature matters.

Charlie Bear
Brown beard bright eyes wink
Autumn leaves with tiny knees
Ferncliff friend foresight
— Muranaka, 2020

Echoing Light (Excerpt)
and those orange places on fire in the pictures
and now indeed it is autumn the clear
days not far from the sea with a small wind nosing
— W.S. Merwin, 1997
17th United States Poet Laureate
Pulitzer Prize Winner

Lilac Breasted Roller
Turquoise swift wings soar
Beauty of Botswana, sing!
Treble clef treetop
— Muranaka, 2020

NOTCHO and BABY JALAPEÑO
Marine genesis
Two in a living dance thrive
Lyrical daughter
— Muranaka, 2020

JUNIOR
Teaching humans peace
Eyebrows up! He knows your thoughts
Long like Nerotal
— Muranaka, 2020

UNDERCOVER
Do you see me now?
Ursula, Unger, Uups, Me
Summer family
— Muranaka, 2020

GUNTHER
Massachusetts man
Live your second chances well
Courageous being
— Muranaka, 2020






