M.I.A.

¤

it was the end of the day,

i walked in from the garage

and

in the corner of my eye ~

I SAW IT!

~

in the office, no less

it was big,

it was huge,

and

it stared with

ALL OF IT’S MIGHT!

~

not certain what to do,

i stood

still

trying to think

as a pounding heart

was drowning my thoughts ~

should i catch & release

or

squish & dispose ~

i don’t know…

i mean

WHAT IF IT BITES?

~

so

~

i ran back to the garage,

grabbed a few towels for defense

and

returned to the vicious imposter,

while i tried to compose

my squeamish, frenzied nerves

and

devise a plan of

ATTACK

~

but

~

before i commenced my evening campaign

of

tossing the towel, scooping up

and

taking outside,

i felt this arachnid

needed

a parting gift

~ a selfie ~

 to document it’s moment of

FAME

~

so

~

i got as close as i could,

set up the shot

and

tried my best not to scare it away

 ~ however ~

it

vaulted to the carpet,

scurried behind the bookcase

and

now

this vicious creature is

M.I.A.

!

!

the beast

!

flying lights

*

*

never seen in the light of day,

only in the dark of night

always quietly flitting about ~ ~ ~

tiny golden flickers of light

*

*

a dragonfly’s wings

~

have you ever looked upon a dragonfly’s wings

and

wondered to yourself ~

why?

~

why

with all of the many colors in the world,

are their wings transparent

to the human eye?

~

can it be nature’s gift to protect –

camouflage that which we see

or

maybe what we see is not to be questioned ~

it is exactly

HOW

it should be?

~

~

while pondering how, what and why

a hypothesis came to mind ~

wings such as these

must serve another purpose

than

simply a way in which to fly ~

~

i believe their transparency is magical

and

not just for the sake of  blending in

but

to MAGNIFY

the ordinary

and

all of the beauty which is surrounding them!

~
~
~

the game of ‘what’flies

¤

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frenzy of flying insects

enticed by summer’s moisture

unsuspecting halos buzzing overhead

a bountiful bug buffet

º

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definition of a whatfly (according to me):

any flying insect