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

Caterpillar [Haiku (Times Two)]

caterpillar
crosses the wood bridge;
too impatient to fly

OR

caterpillar
crosses the wood bridge;
how's it know bridges?

Erratic [Haiku]

the butterfly
flies no straight lines, but
still finds the flower

Swallowtail [Kyōka]

a swallowtail lands;
crashed into by another,
it doesn't flinch;
ten feet away, I lean in
and it flutters away