a grasshopper
lands on dappled granite;
becomes a statue
Grasshopper [Haiku]
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Tag Archives: insect
Road Butterfly [Haiku]
Butterfly Dogfight [Haiku]
the butterfly jinks. its pursuer holds the line. i blink; they're gone.
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Moth Unfinished [Haiku]
monochrome moth,
but for its yellow cape,
looks pencil drawn
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Caterpillar Convoy [Haiku]
Grass Yellow Butterfly [Tanka]
the Grass-Yellow finds a place in the dry leaves where its green tint is more ornamental than it is camouflage
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DAILY PHOTO: Silver-Washed Fritillary, Kaindy Lake in Kazakhstan
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Which Way Did He Go? [Common Meter]
A caterpillar scurried on at such a rapid pace, but I forget which way it went because it lacked a face. It looked the same this way as that - bereft of front and back. And how'd it know which way to go? It must have had a knack.
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Lily Moth Caterpillar [Tanka]
plump caterpillar,
grounded on the sidewalk,
hopes that wings
will come around - before
a careless foot does
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Erratic [Haiku]
the butterfly
flies no straight lines, but
still finds the flower
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