Category Archives: insect

Bent Blade [Haiku]

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a skipper sits on
 a bent grass blade; then leaves.
  the blade stays bent.

Winged Deception [Haiku]

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the butterfly
 that i’d thought dead
  just fluttered off.

Jewelwing [Haiku]

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on a maple leaf,
 a jewelwing stands - still.
  it'd blend, if not so blue.

DAILY PHOTO: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

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Blazing Baronet [Haiku]

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a baronet 
 opens its wings to rays
  of morning sun.

Wasp Moves [Haiku]

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the wasp is still;
 the wasp jinks erratically.
  pilgrims break sanctity.

To Walk or Not to Walk? [Haiku]

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an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

Butterfly Effect [Haiku]

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folded butterfly
 might pass for a leaf,
  if not bright orange

False Blossom [Haiku]

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a false blossom,
 that crawls with wasps, hangs
  from a bare branch

Tailed Jay [Senryū]

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the tailed jay
is the only shade of green
that's not camouflage