
in stillness,
the mantis becomes
vegetation.

in stillness,
the mantis becomes
vegetation.
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.

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

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

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