Spotless [Common Meter]

The Ladybug of my childhood
 had polka-dots of black,
  adorning the split red shell
   that covered its wings and back.

So, who erased this bug's black dots
 to make it less dice-like,
  making it a Lady in red?
   Said thief can take a hike.

I had so many fine questions,
 but it just flew away.
  Maybe a bug somewhere out there
   has more spots coming its way.

Evening Brown #2 [Haiku]

at dusk,
 the long-still Evening Brown
  flutters off.

Evening Brown [Haiku]

this Evening Brown 
is well-named; it’s sluggish
in the morning.

Autumn Crickets [Haiku]

distant cricket chirps:
 from the next hill, I wonder?
  now, one at my feet.

Big Red Bug [Haiku]

the big red bug
 attracts attention 
  it doesn’t want.

Winged Deception [Haiku]

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

Jewelwing [Haiku]

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]

a baronet 
 opens its wings to rays
  of morning sun.