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insect poems
Here is a small selection of three-line poems about various insects. Some of them are haikuesque, some are humorous. I'd be happy if you enjoy it. I welcome any kind of feedback.
1
the butterfly
on my hand—
oh this trust in the world!
2*
tomorrow we will
have a much better life
said the mayfly
3
love songs
sung by a mosquito band
"wild wild moon"
4
night flicker—
i'm the moth
you're the candle
5
small butterfly on my palm
magnificient enough
to enchant
6
dead wood—
in the hallways
giggling of larvae
7
those stars above
twinkling to say something
— fireflies answering
8
a butterfly
on the wrist—
will she feel your pulse?
9
those dragonflies
and ladybugs
will they remember me?
10*
next life maybe
you and me will be mayflies
having one-night stands
11
roaring beetles
rolling an enormeous
dung ball
12
crickets chirping
on hueless petals
scenting in the moonlit night
* Note: Mayflies at the subimago stage do not survive for long, rarely for more than 24 hours.
© Julian Heylinck
#insects
#threeliner
#micropoems
Image reference: Photo by Tom Christensen on Pixabay.
1
the butterfly
on my hand—
oh this trust in the world!
2*
tomorrow we will
have a much better life
said the mayfly
3
love songs
sung by a mosquito band
"wild wild moon"
4
night flicker—
i'm the moth
you're the candle
5
small butterfly on my palm
magnificient enough
to enchant
6
dead wood—
in the hallways
giggling of larvae
7
those stars above
twinkling to say something
— fireflies answering
8
a butterfly
on the wrist—
will she feel your pulse?
9
those dragonflies
and ladybugs
will they remember me?
10*
next life maybe
you and me will be mayflies
having one-night stands
11
roaring beetles
rolling an enormeous
dung ball
12
crickets chirping
on hueless petals
scenting in the moonlit night
* Note: Mayflies at the subimago stage do not survive for long, rarely for more than 24 hours.
© Julian Heylinck
#insects
#threeliner
#micropoems
Image reference: Photo by Tom Christensen on Pixabay.
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