Beautiful Beetle

Green beetle, sheen beetle

six-spotted tiger beetle

soaking up sun on a stone

Green beetle, sheen beetle

six-spotted tiger beetle

seeing me near so you've flown

Not top quality verse, just for fun.

The Facts
I found this cool insect by one of my flower gardens. Such an amazing dazzling emerald shade! I wanted to know more about this creature. It really is called a six-spotted tiger beetle.
Here are some good links for tiger beetle info in case you want to know more too:

Types of tiger beetles in Ontario
http://www.uoguelph.ca/debu/tiger-beetles.htm

Comprehensive US site on Tiger Beetles
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/tigb/index.htm

Scientific info on ground beetles of Canada
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/carabids/phps/index_e.php

And if you're interested in poetry, for a much better poetry experience check out the Poetry Friday links from the Kidlitosphere.

White Flag Flowers

Snowdrops

pop up

one by one

Winter

surrenders

Its battle done!

c Lizann Flatt

Welcome to Winter

 Pines stand
limbs pinned
awaiting wind
to brush the weight
of winter white
from their boughs
to be bowed
no longer


Yes, winter has descended on my world with a whomp. Nothing...and then suddenly in 2 days about a foot of snow with more in the forecast. At least it waited till December this year. Nothing to do but use it as inspiration for a bit of spontaneous word play. Enjoy.


(photo and verse c Lizann Flatt)

My Carpet of Leaves

 

Leaves lie all over the lawn

like a carpet of embers

fallen and fading

discarded, decaying

to feed my mind with

impressions, promises

though cold encroaches

once winter is weathered

warm winds will

bring green

kisses

again

text and photo copyright Lizann Flatt, 2009

For more poetry, visit this week's Poetry Friday Roundup at Anastasia's Picture Book of the Day. 

Trillium grandiflorum

Trillium, a frill-ium
temporary thrill-ium
that will-ium soon
fade.

The Daffodil Song

Daffodil, Daffodil

ruffled yellow sun

Daffodil, daffodil

shine when winter's done

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No, it won't win any awards. But it's an inspirational sight for me nevertheless!