THE FLY

A fly is buzzing
around my head.
I wish that fly
would be dead.

I try to catch him
but he flies away
then comes back
in an annoying way.

I cover my ears
and what do you think?
He lands on my nose,
the little stink!

I try to grab him
but he's too fast. 
How long can
his buzzing last?

I get the fly swatter
and then what do I see?
No more fly to bother me.

I put the swatter down.
And then guess what?
The fly is back
to kick my --OOPS.

But I'm going to win
some how, some way
and get rid of this fly
some time today.

      I've had a fly interrupt my writing today, and I figured if I wrote a poem about him, maybe he'd fly away and leave me be--I do hate killing things.  Can you write your own poem today about an insect?

BUZZ BUZZ

Bumble bee buzzing

pollinates the lavender

all the world a buzz

    Today's poem is a traditional three line haiku with (5/7/5)  17 syllables.
Want to try writing your own haiku today?  Have fun.

My friends at the North Carolina Haiku Society have an exciting project on display at the NC Botanical Garden.  See the photos and read more haiku at their web site.   Click on their name above.