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the syrphid

April 12, 2022 by Dale Leave a Comment

Macro of a hover fly

Hover with beating wings flower lover Fleeting with iridescent light meeting Reminiscent the wasp, feeding self-sufficient Stops upon a wild rose buzz your hosp Nose deep in dusted pollen your clothes Fallen seraphim cast away foreign Steam the rim of summer’s cream Skim the sunshine of golden trim Mine the sugary of floral wine Fly…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo2022, Insect, Macro, Nature, Poetry, Writes Tagged With: flower, GloPoWriMo, hover fly, Poem, small, syrphid, tiny

Returned

April 30, 2020 by Dale Leave a Comment

My writing called      bring a return metamorphosis      answered beating its wings      drying the flow a seasonal cycle      fall into spring in a jar once of Play-Doh      six months an insectarium          transformed a living statue      a bathroom constant awaiting      a vernal spark      life parsley wilted      dried…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo2020, Insect, Nature, Poetry, Writes Tagged With: GloPoWriMo, insect, life, metamorphosis, Poem, return, swallowtail

Swallow-Tails

April 23, 2019 by Dale Leave a Comment

Green Swallowtail Caterpillar

Like a ribbon of verdant grass curled around my finger I remember my youth of running barefoot through the grass and clover chasing the flight of butterflies over Okanagan air like the wind whispering love to the tail of a dancing kite pale sulfur sails panel the blue as long crooked legs come alight upon…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo (2019), Insect, Nature, Poetry, Writes Tagged With: animal, caterpillar, child, GloPoWriMo, green, insect, NaPoWriMo_2019, nostalgia, Okanagan, Poetry, spring, summer, swallowtail, youth

Aqua Green

November 14, 2016 by Dale Leave a Comment

Upon the aqua green Walkers buoyed on pillows of air Orange life preserver.” A pasture feeds flock feasts The Multitude wanders algae water Miracles swim beneath.”   All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “H20.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: Haiku, Insect, Travel, Water Tagged With: Aqua, Carp, green, H20, Insects, micropoetry, miracle, orange, Pool, Real Alcázar, Sevilla, Seville, Spain, Waterbug, Weekly Photo Challenge

Pollen Feast

July 27, 2016 by Dale 1 Comment

Bumblebee Feasts on Basil

Savoring life’s sweet pleasures Purple pollen laden feet Honey blooms on gossamer. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Cherry on Top.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: Flora, Insect, micropoetry, Nature, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: basil, bee, bumblebee, flower, micropoetry, Poem, pollen, purple, summer, thai basil, Weekly Photo Challenge

Partners

July 19, 2016 by Dale 2 Comments

Beetles Partners

Into you I fall Copper ingots melting into a pool of emerald With you I will fly Feathered fur tufted upon a tapestry of wind Upon you I rest Life mating with life, partners procreated of love. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on…

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Filed Under: Insect, Nature, Poetry, Shoots, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: basil, beetle, brown, copper, green, insect, Japanese beetle, Love, partners, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge

Diner or Dinner?

April 19, 2016 by Dale 8 Comments

Through tall spires of grass Weaves a bull of fur through time Diner or dinner? All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Dinnertime.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: Haiku, Insect, Nature, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: caterpillar, diner, dinner, dinnertime, grass, Haiku, Weekly Photo Challenge

Marching Two by Two …

August 9, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Ants Beneath our Feet

Life upon a diamond dune Marching two by two Traveling the world upon its grains. ~ All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Beneath Your Feet.” More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: B&W, Insect, Poetry, Shoots, Travel Tagged With: ant, B&W, dune, Haiku, macro, Magdalen Islands, Photo, Poem, sand, Weekly Photo Challenge

Monarch’s Reward

March 2, 2015 by Dale 7 Comments

Few if any other creatures have to work as hard as they do for their reward than the ephemeral monarch whose journey will take it from toe to tip of this continent in search of milkweed. While milkweed is the monarch’s reward for its thousands of kilometer long flights, milkweed is also disappearing as part…

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Filed Under: Flora, Insect, Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: butterfly, flower, Hike, migration, milkweed, monarch, Photograph, reward, Weekly Photo Challenge

Carry Me Away …

November 12, 2014 by Dale 4 Comments

Minimalist Caterpillar

To have feet that could carry me to a place A place not here … a place not there To a place that is to be Where wings will appear And can bring dreams to me. All Photos and Text © Dale Schierbeck See more of from other’s submissions to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist….

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Filed Under: Insect, Nature Tagged With: caterpillar, Daily Post, metamorphosis, minimalist, Photograph, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge

30 Poems in 30 Days – Global Poetry Writing Month (2022)

  • A Love Song

    A Love Song
  • Chosen

    Chosen
  • Wormwood

    Wormwood
  • Bashert

    Bashert
  • Lumber Dog

    Lumber Dog
  • Aisling for the Land

    Aisling for the Land
  • Hard Boiled Boy

    Hard Boiled Boy
  • The Blasted

    The Blasted
  • Sense of Time

    Sense of Time
  • We Reflect

    We Reflect
  • A Family Grown

    A Family Grown
  • Fly — Away

    Fly — Away
  • Curtains

    Curtains
  • A Question Heard

    A Question Heard
  • The Storm

    The Storm
  • A Dis-Ode to the Mushoom

    A Dis-Ode to the Mushoom
  • Bun in the Oven

    Bun in the Oven
  • The world don’t owe you nothing

    The world don’t owe you nothing
  • the syrphid

    the syrphid
  • Osborne

    Osborne
  • Love is not a Word

    Love is not a Word
  • Meta

    Meta
  • Super-Pop

    Super-Pop
  • footprints on the sands of time

    footprints on the sands of time
  • Spring Grows

    Spring Grows
  • Neptune’s Recline

    Neptune’s Recline
  • Red Light, Green Light, Stop

    Red Light, Green Light, Stop
  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights
  • Afterwinter

    Afterwinter
  • The Story of a Dog

    The Story of a Dog

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