Archive for Insects and Spiders
February 19, 2013 at 10:41 am · Filed under Air and Sky (Tenmon), Animals (Dobutsu), Climate, Cold, Earth and Water (Chiri), Frost and Ice, Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Snow, Time of Year, Water, Weather, Winter
Flurrying snowflakes
Swarm over a frozen stream
Like summer midges.
0.000000
0.000000
September 19, 2012 at 2:59 pm · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Morning, Night, Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Summer, Time of Day, Time of Year
Bright wings hovering
Early-rising hummingbird
Or late-night sphinx moth?
0.000000
0.000000
September 13, 2012 at 1:52 pm · Filed under Air and Sky (Tenmon), Animals (Dobutsu), Day, Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Summer, Time of Day, Time of Year, Trees, Weather, Wind
The last cicadas
Shrill their dry trill through treetops
Rattled by the breeze.
0.000000
0.000000
September 8, 2012 at 10:19 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Butterflies and Moths, Day, Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Summer, Time of Day, Time of Year
Tiger swallowtail
Flapping through the dappled shade
Chasing summer’s end.
0.000000
0.000000
September 6, 2012 at 12:03 pm · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Ants, Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Leaves, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Summer, Time of Year
Ants in black armor
Patrol the hibiscus leaves
Flocks of aphids graze.
0.000000
0.000000
July 6, 2012 at 9:21 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Ants, Climate, Food and Drink, Haiku, Heat, Human Affairs (Jinji), Insects and Spiders, Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Summer, Time of Year
A dropped ice cream cone
One red ant, then two, then four
Suddenly – hundreds!
0.000000
0.000000
June 21, 2012 at 7:46 pm · Filed under Air and Sky (Tenmon), Animals (Dobutsu), Bees and Wasps, Climate, Day, Flowers, Haiku, Heat, Insects and Spiders, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Summer, Sun, Time of Day, Time of Year
The year’s hottest day
Nectar glistens in the sun
But the bees seek shade.
0.000000
0.000000
June 5, 2012 at 12:09 pm · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Dew, Earth and Water (Chiri), Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Morning, Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Spiders, Summer, Time of Day, Time of Year
Silver silk spiral
Strung with beads of morning dew
An orb weaver’s web.
0.000000
0.000000
May 31, 2012 at 8:37 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Haiku, Insects and Spiders, Leaves, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Spring, Time of Year, Trees
Golden-green beetles
Turn the willow leaves to lace
Nature’s subtle art.
0.000000
0.000000
A Haiku Each Day 