He comes! He's here!
The kamikaze fly
Right in your face
Retreat! Beware!
Invading your space
Odds against him
You're Big! He's Small!
Risking life and limb
Dive bombing nut
At full throttle!
Right into my gut
Spinning and thrashing
Swiping! Chasing!
With arms a lashing
Yet on he dives
Retreat! Retreat!
If only to survive
Peter Brown 2008
I'm a fan of all your poems. Loved this one also.
ReplyDeleteKingdom: Insecta
ReplyDeleteOrder: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Genus: need to look at it under the microscope
--Puddleglum the Marshwiggle, entomologist
I really don't like those little creatures. I was enjoying a beautiful iced coffee one day, took a sip and came up with an extra ingredient! I actually threw it across the room it freaked me out so badly. ick!
ReplyDeleteI love to watch other people swat at bugs, especially really small ones that aren't visible to me. Makes them look like crazy orchestra conductors.
ReplyDeleteYour poems are great!
ReplyDeleteSo creative!! You continue to impress me...
ReplyDeleteAfter another one of my sporadic absences from the blogosphere, I have been checking blogs for 3 days in a row!! Looking forward to the next installment...