with flashing yellow wings and bold black striping 

bright canadian
tiger swallowtails puddle
in the new topsoil
watered by jerry
and renée. butterfly boys—
hot for nitrogen,
organic matter,
and salts—swarm, flutter, and flit,
soon to woo the gals.

—dotty seiter

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Notes about poem and art:
• “flashing yellow” is another one-stack triple haiku, this one celebrating Canadian tiger swallowtail butterflies who entranced us all as they offered up quite a show in our vacation neighborhood in early June.
• A Poet’s Ear, a Teacher’s Know-How sounds kinda like a verbal self-portrait, don’tcha think?!