Tag Archives: insect

Sanctum Discord [Haiku]

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

Mexican Sunflower [Haiku]

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

Translucent [Haiku]

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

Golden Yellow [Haiku]

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

So Many Eyes [Haiku]

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one butterfly:
 with so many eyes 
  that cannot see.

Hover Quandary [Haiku]

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a bee hovers
 between two wildflowers,
  in a quandary.

Bee’s Weight [Haiku]

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flowers dip
 under a bee’s weight, 
  but spring back.

Twins, Or: Spastic Gravity [Haiku]

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twin butterflies 
 spiral around each other
  with spastic gravity.

Mantis Moves [Haiku]

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in stillness,
 the mantis becomes
  vegetation.

Owl? Moth? Owl-Moth [Tanka]

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on a tree, the moth
 looks like a pair of eyes framed
  in a hidey-hole.
 on marble steps, the moth
  just looks like a moth.