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CaVeRnOuS sNoWy

PoRtaLs Of ThE hUmAn SouL

wAiTiNg FoR dEaTh'S hOwL

wAiTiNg FoR pIzZa HAIKU

HeRe SiTs A sTaRfIsH

aMoNgSt sAlTy SeA ScHoOl FrIeNdS

wAiTiNg FoR pIzZa

pReTtY sTrAnGe HAIKU

Hey yOu AiN't a ThInG
oF BeAuTy EiThEr On EaRtH
We'Re AlL pReTtY sTrAnGe

tHiRsTy MaNkiNd HAIKU

rUsHiNg WhItE rIvEr

RePlEnIsHiNg ThIrStY dReAmS

oF tHiRsTy MaNkInD

WhErE iS mAn GoInG HAIKU

WaVy AuRoRa

On SpAcEsHiP eArTh'S sKy SaILs

WhErE iS mAn GoInG?

FrOsTed MoUnTaIn CrEsT HAIKU

FrOsTed MoUnTaIn CrEsT

LiKe A MoThEr'S sWoLLeN bReAsT

nUrTuRiNg ThE sKy

sAcReD sTaFf Of LiFe HAIKU

ThE gOLdEn WoRLd'S
sWeEp Of YeLLoW cUrReNcY
sAcReD sTaFf Of LiFe

FaR aWaY fRoM wAr HAIKU

fLoWeRy ThYrSuS
eMbRaCeD bY mOrNiNg'S gLoRy
FaR aWaY fRoM wAr

THE DOODLEBUG

Antlion behavior: Digging the pit

The antlion is called the Doodlebug And lives beneath the soil's Tunneled rug Waiting in its dark Vortex For some delicious Insects. The antlion larva digs its pits in dry, sunny spots sheltered from wind and rain, particularly on south-facing slopes. The soil must be light and easy to shift. Pushing itself backward, the larva first draws a circle on the ground. Then, digging deeper and deeper, it spirals in toward the center. The dirt that is dug out is thrown out energetically with the head. After only about 15 minutes, the antlion has made a funnel-shaped crater in the earth. The antlion larvae prepare the sides of their pits with fine sand or soil particles so ants that fall in can't climb out, and land in the jaws of the "doodlebug" waiting at the bottom. It buries itself at the bottom so that only the head, with opened jaws, can be seen, and there it waits for its prey.

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Antlion larvae eventually pupate in the soil, becoming adult insects that look somewhat like dragonflies, except that they are more fragile and are weak fliers.. Antlions are beneficial to man because of their ant diet and they cause no problems.

TO MY WIFE: Ode on Death Written While Listening to THE MOONLIGHT SONATA

WHEN I AM CLOSE TO DEATH’S
DOOR
AND MY LIFE’S BREATH BREATHES NO

MORE
HOLD ME IN YOUR STRONG
EMBRACE
SO I MAY DEPART
IN GRACE.

FOREST HAIKU

BiG pIcKuP sTiCkS aNd

BrIgHt AlAbAsTeR sPeCtErS

feArLeSs Of DeAtH's BaNe

FACE OF SORROW HAIKU

oH mAn LoOk WhAt YoU'vE
dOnE tO tHiS lOvELy PlAnEt
BeHoLd My SoRrOw

GiViNg BiRtH tO pEaCe HAIKU

bRiGhT fInGeRnAiL
sHaPeD mOoN bEhInD nIgHt'S sKy ClOuDs
GiViNg BiRtH tO pEaCe

GOLDEN EXPLOSION HAIKU

bRiLLiAnT RaY oF LiGhT
ShInInG sTaR gIvEr Of LiFe
GoLdEn ExPlOsIoN

gReEn BuDdHaS HAIKU

UpRiGhT gReEn BuDdHaS

wHoSe WaTeRy ReFlEcTiOnS

ToUcH a ClOuDy SkY