
monochrome moth,
but for its yellow cape,
looks pencil drawn
monochrome moth,
but for its yellow cape,
looks pencil drawn
caterpillar queue
marches in lockstep
across the road
plump caterpillar,
grounded on the sidewalk,
hopes that wings
will come around - before
a careless foot does
A mantis landed on the rail, and it put up its dukes as one might expect of madmen or drunken Irish kooks. Why would one seek out a fair fight with someone much bigger, I shook my head and started to engage in a snigger. But then it did occur to me that he couldn't stand elsewise. So, I tried to gauge his intent, and looked him in the eyes... and he stomped me in my nether bits - much to my surprise.
The millipede was a foot long, but, some might ask, whose foot? Its own feet being quite petite might suggest Lilliput. But though it wasn't a footlong foot, it was long for a bug, a worm, a beetle, a wood mouse, a spider, or a slug. A snake that long would be a babe, or, at least, quite stunted. So, now I find my amazement being a bit blunted.
the glint in the eye
makes it look round and lustrous,
though it’s a moth wing