on the sunspot by the tree
jumping dots litter the snow covered ground
the fleas of warm winter days
(by julia mlynarek)
small creatures. small stories
03 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: Collembola, winter
on the sunspot by the tree
jumping dots litter the snow covered ground
the fleas of warm winter days
(by julia mlynarek)
01 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: spider, spring
under crumbling snow
the winter chilled wolf spiders
wait to feel the sun
28 Oct 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: autumn, Phthiraptera
i rode a snow goose
south from the autumn tundra
in her warm down breast
30 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: autumn, Odonata
tiny dragonflies
glitter on goldenrod shores
of an autumn lake
30 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: autumn, Coleoptera
whirligig beetles
slowly trace a cool morning
leisurely chaos
29 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: research, science
once collecting is done
once the bugs have been identified, classified and databased
it’s time to tell the story
(by julia mlynarek)
18 May 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: behavior, Coleoptera
with abdomen in the air
ready to spray
keep poking, i dare you
(by julia mlynarek)
17 May 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: Ephemeroptera, spring
clumps of bright green sedges scattered on the forest floor
gently swaying leaves decorated with closed gray wings
mayflies dreaming of warming before swarming
(by marcia waterway)
15 May 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: butterfly, Lepidoptera
swirling the greenhouse, elusive blue
ringed eyes in formation watching from closed wings
sipping on papaya
(by marcia waterway)
30 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in poem-like objects Tags: Hymenoptera, natural history
carpenter bees in the morning
honey bees in the afternoon
creosote bush doesn’t seem to care