Ladybug: Species of the Week
They may be common and caricatured, but ladybugs (or as some scientists prefer, lady beetles) still give me a thrill. Because I’m a kitchen gardener, I’m especially excited to see ladybug sex. I found these two Coccinella septempunctata going at it in my herb bed last weekend. I tore off my gloves and ran inside for the camera, thinking they’d finish and fly away soon….
Grand Canyon Senryu
The NaPoWriMo prompt at Read Write Poem called for reflections on rites of passage. I already wrote one poem on my son’s coming of age ceremony (bratabandha) in Nepal. I’ve also written a long chapter on it in the ethnographic memoir I’m finishing. So the Poetic Asides call for a haiku inspired me to explore [...]
city frog
Written for prompt #18 at PAD. city frog pond _______________________ city frog in my barrel pond one pacific tree frog croaks I hear no answer _______________________ _______________________ ______________________________________________
hummingbird haiku
I wasn’t fast enough to catch them but they were everywhere. Really. (Superstition Mountains, Arizona, February 2009) ______________________________________ hummingbird haiku gutsy grape gorget tiny feathers like chain mail – nectar defender ___________________________ Day 4: NaPoWriMo (choose the name of a paint color and free write) and Poetic Asides (animals). __________________________________________________________________________
