It’s been a while since I’ve posted something to the creative writing section of my blog, so in honor of the large, nasty mosquitoes that have already begun assaulting us on our patio (looks like it’s going to be a bad mosquito year), here is a haiku cycle devoted to the abominable bloodsuckers (a slightly modified version of one I wrote back in college).
Humid August dawn;
mosquitoes swarm into black
carnivorous clouds.
Mosquitoes cling to
saturated swimmers;
August afternoon.
Damp August darkness;
voracious frogs devour
fleeing mosquitoes.
All of the haiku I have posted so far have dealt with worms, crickets, and mosquitoes. Perhaps I have some sort of insect fixation. 😉
Michael Rappa 