There was an equanimous beekeeper --
so calm he looked like an upright sleeper.
Slow & quiet on task
'til one got in his mask,
and blinded him with stings to each peeper.
Beekeeper [Limerick]
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Tag Archives: Insects
Cold Creek [Haiku]
butterflies dance
beside a cold creek,
near sun-warmed leaves.
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PROMPT: Snack
Fried crickets.
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Hive [Haiku]
massive hives
hang from high branches;
no bees in sight.
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Claustrophobic [Haiku]
carpenter bee
crawls into clock vine bloom;
freefalls into flight.
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Bell Pavilion [Haiku]
Summer night:
bell pavilion - silent,
but for cricket chirp.
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Orbit [Haiku]
butterflies orbit
in helter-skelter arcs,
but never bump.
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Battle Royale [Senryū]
insects unseen:
chaotic bird movement, a
bird battle royale?
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Autumn Blue [Haiku]
deep autumn blue;
a harvested field,
alive with crickets.
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Orbits [Haiku]
spherical blooms,
arrayed like planets,
bees zip through.
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