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July / August
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Announcing the July / August 31, 2011 "insect / bug" Haiku Thread The theme of the July / August 31, 2011 haiku thread will be any "insect / bug", of any kind in the northern or southern hemisphere. Writers may
post an unlimited number of haiku to the
"insect / bug" Haiku Thread.
Deadline: Midnight Friday, August 26, 2011
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at July / August "insect / bug" Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Sketchbook.
Index to past Haiku Threads: Vol. 1, No. 1 ~ October
2006 - Current |
Read the July / August 31, 2011 "insect / bug" Haiku Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden, and Guest Bernard Gieske
The following forty-three poets from thirteen countries have contributed two hundred seventy-three poems to the July / August 31, 2011 "insect / bug" Haiku ThreadParticipants: Ramesh Anand, Malaysia (MY); Karin Anderson, AU: Stella Armour, UK ; Danica Bartulovic, CR; Marg Beverland, NZ; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Gillena Cox, TT; John Daleiden, US; Andrzej Dembonczyk, PL; Terri French, US; Bernard Gieske, US ; Michele Harvey, US; Cara Holman, US; Alegria Imperial, CA; Munia Khan, BD; Andy Lawless, US; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Sandra Martyres. IN; Malvina Mileta, CR; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Karen O'Leary, US; Scott Owens, US; Oprica Padeanu, RO; P K Padhy, IN; Ludmila Petrova, Ukraine (UA); Stella Pierides, DE; Marija Pogorilic, CR; Jasminka Predojevic, CR; Vera Primorac, CR; Chitra Rajappa, IN; Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Stjepan Rozic, CR; Vania Stefanova, BG; Gheorghe Postelinicu Stops, RO; André Surridge, NZ; Irena Szewczyk, PL; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Juliet Wilson, UK; Tad Wojnicki, US/TW; Yamadori, US
Countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, India, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
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lightning bugs help foot soldiers browsing cornfields— jet black box # 02. Gheorghe Postelinicu Stops, RO |
night sky full of stars against the mountain fireflies # 03. Scott Owens, US |
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Chiromancy— what could this ant read out of your life line? # 04. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
rain-brushed wings flutter in the night: Luna moth # 05. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
the flutter of damselfly wings summer romance # 06. Karen O'Leary, US |
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a beetle crawling on dry flowers… is it just lonely? # 07. Vania Stefanova, BG |
out louse! find a different home where you are welcome # 08. John Daleiden, US |
Summer drought— a row of ants stick in the grass # 09. Oprica Padeanu, RO |
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luscious peach after the first bite an insect on his tongue # 10. Sandra Martyres. IN |
two fat drunks on the front porch swing the mosquito and I # 11. Terri French, US |
a night mosquito again playing unknown nameles music # 12. Jasminka Predojevic, CR |
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cherry's wedding— buzzing shaking its blossoming gown # 13. Stjepan Rozic, CR |
unknown to me flower and a bug swaying in sunshine # 14. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
sudden smell— a dung beetle rushing across the lawn # 15. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
the pale moon trapped between high-rises a line of ants # 16. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
at the grave site the last chirp of a cricket # 17. Bernard Gieske, US |
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The bug creeps up a wall calendar Friday # 19. Liudmila Petrova, Ukraine (UA) |
evening yoga – the pose of a butterfly in the garden # 20. Ramesh Anand, Malaysia (MY) |
spring draft the ruffled hair of a new worm # 21. Tad Wojnicki, US/TW |
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apple tree— on a branch, dove with larva # 22. Stella Pierides, DE |
summer rain— under the maple leaf a small spider # 23. Andrzej Dembonczyk, PL |
paratroops invasion in preparation— a pack of spiders # 24. Vera Primorac, CR |
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cumulonimbus the pent up heat of cicada song # 25. Michele Harvey, US |
screen door hum of cicada as if heat could sing # 26. Scott Owens, US |
dusk light moths shiver up from the grass # 27. Michele Harvey, US |
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The church bell tower— the dragonfly wants to know how late it is now # 28. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
dew shivers in an orb weaver's web... first light # 29. Michele Harvey, US |
Between sky and sea a footbridge for ants— the mast heel # 30. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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firefly night resisting the urge to turn on the lamp # 31. Michele Harvey, US |
Bride's dance— smashed beneath her high heels a lady bird # 32. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
delayed flight— the praying mantis by the back door # 33. Michele Harvey, US |
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In the dark of night the light of a candlestick gathers butterflies # 34. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
insect guide a child points out an ant # 35. Karen O'Leary, US |
Alone in the rain— on the umbrella's handle a lady bird # 36. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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Evening breeze— a butterfly sleeping on a rose mallow # 37. Oprica Padeanu, RO |
The latest map sheet— along the borderline a long gossamer # 38. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
Burnt clearing— butterflies resting on a deer's eyelid # 39. Oprica Padeanu, RO |
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High priest, give up the vesper service to listen to the crickets! # 40. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
Abandoned hut— only two dragonflies live in it # 41. Oprica Padeanu, RO |
On the rubish heap the crickets' song resounds crystal clear # 42. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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Silence, please! on the faded branch a dragonfly sleeps # 43. Oprica Padeanu, RO |
Concert end— stuck to the heavy boot sole a dumb cricket # 44. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
a grasshopper surfs, rustling the green sea of leaves— touchdown # 45. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
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All night long both ears of a stone statue fill with crickets # 46. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
Dry river bed— on the shadow of a poplar crowds of butterflies # 47. Oprica Padeanu, RO |
in the monsoons house flies multiply sickness spreads # 48. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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a ladybug in his shorts no lady! # 49. Terri French, US |
the little dog chases his own tail a flea problem # 50. Sandra Martyres, IN |
learning patience— a honey bee hovers over tight buds # 51. Terri French, US |
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they’re making love in white flowering field the potato beetles # 52. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
a fig on my palm bee's buzzing crawls up my sleeve # 53. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
back from a trip— my garden blossoms with scarlet lily beetles # 54. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
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a wasp sting on an infant's hand the red swell # 55. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
adventurer on TV — some insects's leg on his lip # 56. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
infant in its cart and a bumblebee blossoming cherry # 57. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
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office white blonde sunbathing countless mosquito bites # 58. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
the breeze a louse crawls deeper into the hair # 59. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
bed bug fear-- she sleeps soundly on the floor # 60. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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thunderbolt— glare of a honey bee on cherry's blossoms # 61. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
he fractures his wrist swatting a mosquito— et tu Brute! # 62. Sandra Martyres, IN |
hometown memories... a spider mending a hole in the attic wall # 63. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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sweet honey bee take me home to your Honey # 64. Bernard Gieske, US |
his gravelly voice, all your feet flat on the floor... mosquitoes buzzing # 65. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
firefly ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ in a rainbow’s mouth # 66. Bernard Gieske, US |
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how beautiful the name for a dragonfly— shadow darner # 67. Vania Stefanova, BG |
desert sand in a skull’s eye shadow a dragonfly # 68. Bernard Gieske, US |
after the rain cicadas & a water pump # 69. Marg Beverland, NZ |
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lady bug, lady bug don’t you know summer’s gone # 70. Bernard Gieske, US |
dawn zigzagging across the lawn a moth #71. Marg Beverland, NZ |
see the horse see the fly watch the horsefly # 72. Bernard Gieske, US |
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the mosquito came I did not notice now I itch # 74. Bernard Gieske, US |
as she irons my shirts . . . the hiss of steam and cicadas # 75. Marg Beverland, NZ |
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have you tried writing colors watch the swallowtail fly # 76. Bernard Gieske, US |
surf spray through nikau palms sandflies swirl # 77. Marg Beverland, NZ |
on the tree cicada shell resurrection # 78. Bernard Gieske, US |
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his dried arrangement feathers, twisted willow a spider’s web # 79. Marg Beverland, NZ |
Song of a cricket— between two gray clouds only a star # 80. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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sunset chills ...the waves rolling towards her butterfly pose # 82. Ramesh Anand, Malaysia (MY) |
a spider spins strands of sunlight— whirling willow leaves # 83. Marg Beverland, NZ |
on the bent grass praying mantises clasp— autumn love # 84. Ramesh Anand, Malaysia (MY) |
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in the jungle path the soft chirps of cricket— late summer romance # 86. Ramesh Anand, Malaysia |
louvre window opens a spider’s web # 87. Marg Beverland, NZ |
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wet leaf the bug loses its foothold # 88. Tad Wojnicki, US/TW |
graph lines up and down the window slug slime # 89. Marg Beverland, NZ |
looking for honey in a beehive a sting to remember # 90. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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viola the stem bends bumblebee # 91. Marg Beverland, NZ |
his night outdoors mosquitos make sure he stays awake # 92. Sandra Martyres, IN |
moonless night one buzzing fly and I in the attic # 93. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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cruel little boys enjoying the crackling sounds crush harmless beetles # 94. Sandra Martyres, IN |
one by one fireflies escape my glass jar... starry night # 95. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
wild angels dancing on my lawn fire flies at night # 96. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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zen garden a butterfly soaring over No Entry # 97. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
the child kicks an ant hill screams in pain # 98. Sandra Martyres, IN |
fluttering debut the monarch sheds its cocoon # 99. Karen O'Leary, US |
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caught in a web the fly becomes prey— a waiting spider # 100. Sandra Martyres, IN |
bee hive— where the workers never strike # 101. Stella Pierides, DE |
in clouds locusts descend... the bare fields... # 102. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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eternal life only the roaches come close # 103. Stella Pierides, DE |
flies thrive feasting on pigswill— piglets squeal # 104. Sandra Martyres, IN |
in my salad a green caterpillar— life lesson # 105. Stella Pierides, DE |
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summer night— I listen where woodworm bites # 106. Andrzej Dembonczyk, PL |
rainy day— brushing the bugs off the morels # 107. Stella Pierides, DE |
family heirloom wood borers tunnel through his teak diner # 108. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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on my thumb a deserved platform for a lady bug #109. Vera Primorac, CR |
the sun peeps though raindrops trapped in spiders webs, she sees a rainbow # 110. Sandra Martyres, IN |
the war zone on a wounded bush lurking ants # 111. Vera Primorac, CR |
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extreme self-control she does not scratch her head lice have a free run # 112. Sandra Martyres, IN |
on a rose leaf tiny holes— spying business # 113. Vera Primorac, CR |
the little worms sliding down bamboos safe landing # 114. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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on the rose bush a line of caterpillars, the twigs are bare # 115 Vera Primorac, CR |
for one tasty bug two birds salivating who will get it? # 116. Sandra Martyres, IN |
sunny day— butterfly on a grass blade opening its wings… |
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creatures of the night moths, are drawn to the electric light # 118. Sandra Martyres, IN |
warm fragrances and much buzzing in the grass # 119. Zeljko Spoljar, CR |
apricots for jam— feeling guilt for preserved worms # 120. Danica Bartulovic, CR |
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a line of ants climbing the mole hill towards the sun # 121. Zeljko Spoljar, CR |
an August night firefly's abdomen lit with a bulb # 122. Danica Bartulovic, CR |
a budding forest entrapped into the cobwebs # 123. Zeljko Spoljar, CR |
in oak's cavity cockchafers on duty life is but the dust… # 124. Danica Bartulovic, CR |
lavender's fragrance – moths panic in the closet # 125. Zeljko Spoljar, CR |
astral kisses of two tiny butterflies— shaking flowers # 126. Danica Bartulovic, CR |
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a butterfly clings to my polished nail a bright red sunset # 127. Vera Primorac, CR |
a mule kicking at biting flies and horseflies "Come on, you beast!" # 128. Danica Bartulovic, CR |
poppy petals flutter in the sun a bee hovers # 129. Vera Primorac, CR |
centipede stranded on a pavement— sudden shower # 130. Juliet Wilson, UK |
on the tree bees build a honeycomb sweet, yellow nectar # 131. Vera Primorac, CR |
a bee sleeps on a sunflower— fallen leaves # 132. Juliet Wilson, UK |
the caterpillar transforms on an apple leaf— butterfly takes flight # 133. Vera Primorac, CR |
thistledown floats above a field of cabbage white butterflies # 134. Juliet Wilson, UK |
queen ant sniffs, releases pheromone— worker-ants wait # 135. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
heat haze above the traffic jam a white butterfly # 136. Juliet Wilson, UK |
light kills them lovers of the dark in caves— troglobites # 137. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
low tide snails busy with sands under the half-moon # 138. P K Padhy, IN |
feelers from hollow tube move; wasp on a wall-nest # 139. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
murmuring sound grasshopper’s lazy walk revealing green # 140. P K Padhy, IN |
wasps the pest’s nest clings and camouflaged # 141. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
broken coconut black ants conquer white-land # 142. P K Padhy, IN |
outdoor killjoys these pesky mosquitoes humming… and biting # 143. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
she comes every night explores his body and drinks wicked mosquito! # 144. Munia Khan, BD |
always hungry for their next lunch… crawling termites # 145. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
black widow liquefies a beetle one grasshopper faints # 146. Munia Khan, BD |
bedbugs brown dots on my linen and fallen hair # 147. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
flower’s fly dressed in black-yellow A bumblebee # 148. Munia Khan, BD |
a starry night of fun and dream cicadas # 149. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
neither a dragon nor ever a fly dragonfly # 150. Munia Khan, BD |
grubs the night is not complete without a bonfire # 151. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
he is a bug his name is lady ladybug # 152. Munia Khan, BD |
bedbugs keeping me wide awake and scratching # 153. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a ladybug puts on her polka dot dress— vague morning # 154. Irena Szewczyk, PL |
soft and yummy this chiffon cake… crawling ants # 155. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
queen rubs its chin with its antennae; thoughtless moment # 156. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
spiders hang on a stick win or lose? # 157. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a bright day lady bug walks so slowly on a grass leaf # 158. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
through the security fence to the thistle flower a bumblebee # 159. Marg Beverland, NZ |
rhino beetles fried to perfection… anyone? # 160. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
step sideways ... around my right ankle a cockchafer # 161. Vania Stefanova, BG |
what a sight! I vomit at those yucky roaches # 162. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH . |
flutter to and fro butterfly undecided on where to go next # 163. Andy Lawless, US |
here are the crickets hear out their courtship song echoing # 164. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a moth flying from side to side— what's eaten? # 165. Jasminka Predojevic, CR |
high tech shots… the flight of the bumble bee captured in sequence # 166. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
butterfly garden— on the balloonplant pods caterpillars # 167. John Daleiden, US |
wonder of wonders worker ants carrying heavy roach parts # 168. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
between showers the summer air saturated with cicada song # 169. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
busy bees flower after flower after flower # 170. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
overtime— incessantly a cricket sings on the window sill # 171. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
dog waggles too much flea powder isn’t too much # 172. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a soft rustling around the dead fly— summer breeze # 173. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
pile of stench flies hovering around the pile of trash # 174. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
cloudless night— cicada song deepens the garden # 175. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
vampire moth in the depth of the night the moon is full # 176. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
summer heat a line of ants moving across Das Kapital # 177. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
foggy morning watching a grasshopper turn around # 178. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a wistful gaze ladybug landed on my palm, before a tear # 179. Malvina Mileta, CR |
freaky fun stirring the hornet’s nest is simply suicide # 180. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
the first paces a butterfly follows child to its mother's arms # 181. Malvina Mileta, CR |
while rinsing blue jeans a centipede scampers away in record time # 182. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a corn field with crickets' chirping he ties the sheaves of corn # 183. Malvina Mileta, CR |
a dog scratches as the clock ticks away... pesky ticks # 184. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
covered with flies a cow surprises granny— a slap on the face # 185. Malvina Mileta, CR |
death watch beetle awaits the ferryman all fares paid # 186. Stella Armour, UK |
the swallowed fly in her stomach butter-fly hiccups # 187. Karin Anderson, AU |
a dragonfly motionless on my shoulder— tattoo saloon # 188. Irena Szewczyk, PL |
the whole balcony from the surprise party only one drunk fly # 189. Karin Anderson, AU |
leaf miners roll on leaves sealed with silk a moth miracle # 190. Munia Khan, BD |
sky’s calligraphy hued butterflies airbrush the clouds # 191. Karin Anderson, AU |
this little monster eats only three times in life— bloody deer tick. # 192. Munia Khan, BD |
midnight’s double spell bioluminescent glow worms # 193. Karin Anderson, AU |
living on and on in my mind a painting— lady butterfly # 194. Munia Khan, BD |
a poet’s agony last published book gone in a silverfish feast # 195. Karin Anderson, AU |
living bulbs— fireflies light up summer nights # 196. Munia Khan, BD |
buzzing mosquitoes teasing the eardrums a dark night # 197. Sandra Martyres, IN |
the ignored sand storm does not stop the ant squad’s march— food procession # 198. Munia Khan, BD |
deep scratches on her long arms bugs feasting # 199. Sandra Martyres, IN |
virtual insects always lay bad eggs software bugs! # 200. Munia Khan, BD |
his occupation spraying pesticides a bug free home # 201. Sandra Martyres, IN |
Soft dainty touch A butterfly caress Lingers on my cheek # 202. Stella Armour, UK |
a new worm home— sliding down the hawk's gullet in one monstrous gulp # 203. Sandra Martyres, IN
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Tai Chi morning a spider climbs slowly up the wall # 204. Cara Holman, US |
the flat moon— duet of cicadas' shrills and tree frog croaks # 205. Karin Anderson, AU . |
shortest night— on the breeze, one thousand cricket voices # 206. Cara Holman, US |
through the eyelet of my shoe the sneaky leach # 207. Karin Anderson, AU |
is it love? moths circle before a flame # 208. Cara Holman, US |
The cricket singing under the grass— moonlight # 209. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
sultry afternoon the iridescent sheen of dragonfly wings # 210. Cara Holman, US |
out of the dark shimmering spots of light— fireflies # 211. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
cricket song— sleeping at night with an open window # 212. Cara Holman, US |
a cortege of ants busy transporting food— long garden paths # 213. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
inchworm crawling the leech sucks the treat a blood berry pie # 214. Karin Anderson, AU |
Full moon— the cricket’s song and a lonely old man # 215. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
her lovers' quick perve on her hairy legs the cannibal spider # 216. Karin Anderson, AU |
a mosquito singing upon my net... end of my sleep # 217. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
The cricket singing under the grass— moonlight # 218. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
from leaf to leaf a grasshopper jumping... scintillating dew # 219. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
bee sting— I erase honey from my shopping list # 220. Irena Szewczy, PL |
troops of wood lice eating through the house: a skeleton roof # 221. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a flower— embracing the sun shelters an ant # 222. Gillena Cox, TT |
summer downpour... all over the rooms wingless rain flies # 223. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
the shorn garden— a bachac carries away a piece of leaf #224. Gillena Cox, TT |
fireflies over the village... a lantern # 225. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
mosquito feeling for a gap in the screen # 226. André Surridge, NZ |
little children in rapt attention: a praying mantis # 227. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
waiting my turn to sample the scented rose after the bee # 228. André Surridge, NZ |
a red butterfly quivering upon a rose ... ephemeral glow # 229. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Song of a cricket— everybody listening under the full moon # 230. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
spider's web ... struggling for survival a curious fly # 231. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
cave tour her torch beam returns to the weta # 232. André Surridge, NZ |
a moth sinks in the streak of light— energy saver bulb # 233. Irena Szewczyk, PL |
Easter planting she unearths the empty shell of a cicada # 234. André Surridge, NZ |
Fukushima... swept away in the clouds a red butterfly # 235. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
burst grape a wasp on its back legs kicking air # 236. André Surridge, NZ |
throughout the garden myriad bugs roaming ... scent of insecticide # 237. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
I sip the lime tea listening to the crickets— moonshine # 238. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
April festival: from blossom to blossom swarms of butterflies # 239. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
in her closed fist a firefly— starry night # 240. Alegria Imperial, CA |
dragonflies hover over a pond ... waltzing shadows # 241. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A butterfly hovers above the tea cup— serene day # 242. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
a pink butterfly in the morning wind ... a rose opening # 243. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
crossing our invisible bridges— army ants # 244. Alegria Imperial, CA |
a cricket in the law library stacks searching for truth # 245.
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fireflies under trellises— vows we've made # 246. Alegria Imperial, CA |
Sky without stars— in the attic balcony listening to the crickets # 247. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
dragonfly from stalk to stalk— moonrise # 248. Alegria Imperial, CA |
First star— in the moonless night crickets’ concert # 249. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
trying my way through yours— Monarch butterfly # 250. Alegria Imperial, CA |
First star in the sky— in the high grass crickets’ song # 251. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
shifting light— the truth about black in this spider # 252. Alegria Imperial, CA |
Autumn rain— the cricket seeks a new shelter # 253. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
summer wind— our thoughts imitating moths circling the light # 254. Alegria Imperial, CA |
A cricket struggles in cat’s paw— the leaves fall # 255. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
waning moon— waxwings zeee zeee dreams for us # 256. Alegria Imperial, CA |
Cricket's concert in the moonless night— the first stars # 257. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
fly glued on a mango slice— twilight # 258. Alegria Imperial, CA |
Cold night— cricket’s buzzing behind the stove # 259. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
cicada— would that our songs un-waver # 260. Alegria Imperial, CA |
A row of ants climbing up a rose— a petal falls # 261. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
dandelions collected for the soup pot grasshoppers leaping # 262. John Daleiden, US |
Flowers near the grave— in grandma’s wool flock the first moth # 263. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
busy ants pausing on their way to work: exchange of messages # 264 Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a thousand bees on the cherry blossoms— the lonely mother # 265. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
lazy afternoon— a ladybug rocks on a blade of grass # 266. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
Blossomed acacia in pitiless rain— no bee # 267. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
spinning her web a spider waits for dinner— the patient bride smiles # 268. John Daleiden, US |
A breath of wind— and the bee is flying to another flower # 269. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
greeting dawn at the tip of a lily a black ant # 270. André Surridge, NZ |
Great holiday— running after butterflies with the empty net # 271. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
sultry afternoon: a butterfly fans its wings # 209. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
Twilight— a dragonfly rests on the dry stick # 273. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
midsummer night home alone with my dog picking fleas # 274. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
In the twilight— a dragonfly makes waves on the lake’s water # 275. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
buzzing mosquitos— a romatic evening kiss interrupted # 276. Sandra Martyres, IN |
summer evening daylight dissolves into cicada song # 277. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
singing crickets turning on the light unfinished symphony # 278. Bernard Gieske, US |
the sparrow in flight an earwig in its beak— hatchlings chirping # 279. John Daleiden, US |
Insect / bug list:
cicada (25); firefly (31); fly (1); moths (27); orb weaver (29); praying mantis (33);
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Read the July / August 31, 2011 "insect / bug" Haiku Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden, and Guest Bernard Gieske |