Bees @ Work [Haiku]

upside-down bees
work frenetically 
in the plush depths

Butterfly Paralysis [Haiku]

the butterfly 
in the cool morning air
can’t flee foot thunder

Grass Yellow Butterfly [Tanka]

the Grass-Yellow finds
a place in the dry leaves
where its green tint
is more ornamental 
than it is camouflage

Fleeting Blue [Haiku]

a splotch of blue
catches my eye, i look
and it flits away

Billion Bee March [Haiku]

bees huddle
in uncountable numbers;
i watch, alone

DAILY PHOTO: Odisha Butterflies

Plain Tiger Butterfly; Taken in December of 2021 at Lalitgiri
Common Mormon Swallowtail
Common Leopard

DAILY PHOTO: Silver-Washed Fritillary, Kaindy Lake in Kazakhstan

Taken in Kazakhstan in the summer of 2019 near Kaindy Lake.

Which Way Did He Go? [Common Meter]

A caterpillar scurried on
at such a rapid pace,
but I forget which way it went
because it lacked a face.

It looked the same this way as that -
bereft of front and back.
And how'd it know which way to go?
It must have had a knack.

Vulnerable Moment [Haiku]

warmed in morning sun -
the butterfly slowly unfolds,
briefly helpless 

Lily Moth Caterpillar [Tanka]

plump caterpillar,
grounded on the sidewalk,
hopes that wings
will come around - before
a careless foot does