cold windy day in may

 

clumps of bright green sedges scattered on the forest floor

gently swaying leaves decorated with closed gray wings

mayflies dreaming of warming before swarming

 

(by marcia waterway)

 

mayflies 3

 

wings unfold and dry

fragile signals of solstice

goodbye fish, I’m free

 

(by chris buddle – reposted with permission from arthropodecology)

mayflies 2

 

fleeting life on land

triangle wings on brick wall

fly into summer

 

(by chris buddle – reposted with permission from arthropodecology)

mayflies

 

up from the river

dancing on the wind at last

short lives in long tails