grass blade sways
beetle legs strain
egg depository folded
fine silk spun /

black dotted
shiny shell
protecting
delicate protuberances
from sun and
hungry passersby /

slight discoloration
weighty mass
embryonic future
scrambled breakfast /

weeks burn
summer slips away
tiny impersonators emerge
ravenous and
carrying fresh mandible /

grass blade
torn asunder
fattened babes
spreading bright wings
seek fresh shoots for dinner /