Thursday, November 29, 2007

wAiTiNg FoR dEaTh'S hOwL


CaVeRnOuS sNoWy

PoRtaLs Of ThE hUmAn SouL

wAiTiNg FoR dEaTh'S hOwL

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

wAiTiNg FoR pIzZa HAIKU


HeRe SiTs A sTaRfIsH

aMoNgSt sAlTy SeA ScHoOl FrIeNdS

wAiTiNg FoR pIzZa

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

pReTtY sTrAnGe HAIKU


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

Sunday, November 25, 2007

tHiRsTy MaNkiNd HAIKU

rUsHiNg WhItE rIvEr
RePlEnIsHiNg ThIrStY dReAmS
oF tHiRsTy MaNkInD

Saturday, November 24, 2007

WhErE iS mAn GoInG HAIKU

WaVy AuRoRa
On SpAcEsHiP eArTh'S sKy SaILs
WhErE iS mAn GoInG?

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

FrOsTed MoUnTaIn CrEsT HAIKU



FrOsTed MoUnTaIn CrEsT

LiKe A MoThEr'S sWoLLeN bReAsT

nUrTuRiNg ThE sKy


Monday, November 19, 2007

sAcReD sTaFf Of LiFe HAIKU


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

Sunday, November 18, 2007

FaR aWaY fRoM wAr HAIKU


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

Monday, November 12, 2007

THE DOODLEBUG

Antlion behavior: Digging the pit
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.

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.

Friday, November 09, 2007

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.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

FOREST HAIKU



BiG pIcKuP sTiCkS aNd

BrIgHt AlAbAsTeR sPeCtErS

feArLeSs Of DeAtH's BaNe

Monday, November 05, 2007

FACE OF SORROW HAIKU


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

Sunday, November 04, 2007

GiViNg BiRtH tO pEaCe HAIKU



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

Saturday, November 03, 2007

GOLDEN EXPLOSION HAIKU


bRiLLiAnT RaY oF LiGhT
ShInInG sTaR gIvEr Of LiFe
GoLdEn ExPlOsIoN

Thursday, November 01, 2007

gReEn BuDdHaS HAIKU


UpRiGhT gReEn BuDdHaS

wHoSe WaTeRy ReFlEcTiOnS

ToUcH a ClOuDy SkY