Flashy Lascar [Senryū]

tiny lascar,
sitting on a small leaf,
not blending -- at all.

“I heard a Fly buzz – when I died” (591) by Emily Dickinson [w/ Audio]

I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -
The Stillness in the Room
Was like the Stillness in the Air -
Between the Heaves of Storm -

The Eyes around - had wrung them dry -
And Breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset - when the King
Be witnessed - in the Room -

I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away
What portion of me be
Assignable - and then it was
There interposed a Fly -

With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz -
Between the light - and me -
And then the Windows failed - and then
I could not see to see -

Bee and Butterfly [Haiku]

bee & butterfly,
drawn to the same fragrant bloom,
work in harmony.

Tattered Moth [Haiku]

a moth, wings tattered,
basks in the canopy-
breaching spotlight.

Pollinator [Haiku]

the bee wallows 
in pollen like a drunk
sprawls on a bar’s floor.

Sanctum Discord [Haiku]

the inner sanctum:
an insect chirps ceaselessly,
 but remains unseen.

Mexican Sunflower [Haiku]

the sunflower
catches warm afternoon sun,
but bees aren’t impressed.

Translucent [Haiku]

sunlight shines
 through the butterfly's wing:
  yet, it seems sluggish.

Golden Yellow [Haiku]

lurch & stop:
 the bee moves erratically
  amid yellow blooms.

So Many Eyes [Haiku]

one butterfly:
with so many eyes
that cannot see.