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False Blossom [Haiku]

Posted on January 28, 2023 by B Gourley
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a false blossom,
 that crawls with wasps, hangs
  from a bare branch

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Posted in haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged haiku, insect, poem, poetry, Wasp, wasp nest | 2 Replies

Tailed Jay [Senryū]

Posted on January 17, 2023 by B Gourley
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the tailed jay
is the only shade of green
that's not camouflage

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Posted in haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, Senryu, wildlife | Tagged Butterfly, Camouflage, haiku, insect, nature, poem, poetry, Senryū, Tailed Jay, Tailed Jay Butterfly, wildlife | Leave a reply

Russet Percher [Haiku]

Posted on January 5, 2023 by B Gourley
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the russet percher:
its look says "fast flyer," but 
its name says "good sitter"

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, Senryu, wildlife | Tagged dragonfly, haiku, insect, poem, poetry, Russet Percher, Senryu | 1 Reply

Butterfly Fickle [Haiku]

Posted on January 1, 2023 by B Gourley
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a butterfly lands;
unmoved by wind or leaf sway,
but point a camera…

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Posted in Blogs, Garden, haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged Butterfly, fickle, haiku, insect, nature, poem, poetry | 1 Reply

Beetles of the Corn [Haiku]

Posted on December 25, 2022 by B Gourley
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cornstalk beetle 
bigger around than the stalk:
bad at hide-n-seek

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged beetles, corn, Cornfield, cornstalk, insect, nature, poem, poetry | Leave a reply

Bold Butterflies [Haiku]

Posted on December 4, 2022 by B Gourley
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two butterflies
stand their ground on the path,
despite footfall quakes

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Posted in haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged Butterfly, haiku, insect, poem, poetry, wildlife | 1 Reply

Red Bug Orgy [Haiku]

Posted on December 4, 2022 by B Gourley
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two red bugs mate
on one side of a tree;
on the other: orgy

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged haiku, Indian Red Bug, insect, nature, poem, poetry, Probergrothius sanguinolens, wildlife | Leave a reply

Wasp & Ant [Haiku]

Posted on December 3, 2022 by B Gourley
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a wasp & an ant
converge on a cloying plant
blithe on each other

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Posted in haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged ant, flower, haiku, insect, legume, nature, Plant, poem, poetry, Wasp | Leave a reply

Dragonfly [Kyōka]

Posted on November 23, 2022 by B Gourley
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the dragonfly
is still, and I wonder
whether it's dead,
and further wonder whether
anyone has thought that of me

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Posted in Death, insect, Kyōka, poem, Poetry, tanka, wildlife | Tagged Death, dragonfly, insect, Kyōka, poem, poetry, Stillness, tanka, wildlife | Leave a reply

Moth [Haiku]

Posted on November 20, 2022 by B Gourley
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the moth is still. 
is it alive or dead?
how patient am i?

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