Funny Insect Poems

the spider
he, with cotton in his bottom
for the silken manufacture
dressing flies he likes to capture
in the evening wear for dinner
oh the spider, what a spinner

the...

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Fee-got sew high I say
Man they tryna hem me so
I can't ah-ford nuttin.
I spent ah day in Allen Acres
Bay'd em breakfast
in e sand anna
I installo...

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a farmer under a tree

remarked when stung by a bee

seems each september

rain or fair weather

we seldom seem to agree.
...

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summer nights abuzz
  street lamps busy with insects~
        funny things you miss...

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Josh once had a small tick on his rear
And yelled at it to get out of here
So the pesky runt
Crawled around front
And took a long...

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On a red hot summer's day,
you may see a bluebottle buffet.
If you take a stroll in the park,
the flies eat dog poo like fish by...

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A female praying mantis is so alluring, living in her island paradise -- a small swamp with so many wonderful plants and flowers around. The...

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charles james collects red ants

despite neighbors angry rants

it is time you quit

even as you sit

hundreds gather in your pants.
...

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Silly Masqued Cough It

Silly masqued cough it,
sassed out her topic,
eating her words and...

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I loves … I loves … 
Bumbly Bees,
With skinny legs
And big fat knees.

With golden rings
And black ones too,
They buzzy buzz
As all bees do.

They hover low
As...

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As summer begins,
frequent visitors woo me;
Mosquitoes in stripes~
Stealing kisses on my cheeks,
Leaving kiss marks left and right.



September 9, 2021

A Buggy Tanka Poetry Contest
Sponsored by M....

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If they are females 
They must take the test to become ladies. 
When they are born, they have no dots. 
They can get them only...

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a wasp jabs its sting
deep into my derriere
a butt load of itch...
too embarrassing to scratch
yet too itchy to ignore

buzzing mosquitos
partial to my fast-food face
fly in...

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Buzzing above me
Whizzing through shadowy flight
Stabbing fangs in skin
Causing welts and itchy bites
Festering plots slay these pests





A Buggy Tanka Contest
Sponsored by: M. L. Kiser
August 21,...

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There once was a man named Fuzz
Who was hearing a strange buzz

He checked his alarm
And a nearby farm

Then screamed, "CICADA", it twas!...

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