by Masago: Rengay #41 (Jun 8-14, 2008) Summary
Their Points
Oh mosquito,
little one in my shower...
cease fire?
A rain drop hits the earth —
the ant changes course.
Hornets under
the back porch — the front
gets busier.
A bee embraces
a rose blossom — the stinger
points skyward.
Sun-facing spider web —
each dew drop, a jewel.
Broad daylight —
a sudden tiny sting,
and no deerfly!
The central theme in this rengay is "Biting Insects". There is also a pattern in that the insects in all the verse are insects that fly, except to two-line verses in which the insects do not typically fly (ant and spider).
Verse 6 describes the experience of feeling a sting or a pinch, looking down and seeing where the deerfly or horsefly had bitten. It is amazing how they can land, bite, take off, and you don't feel a thing till after they've left!
The title "Their Points" has two meanings: their stinging "body part" (that typically is a point), and the idea that the insects make their points by stinging. There is a sense of power in these biters and they are not afraid of big creatures. Whatever these insects do, they sort of make their points.
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7 comments:
it may have been painful for you, but I really liked this one. :)
This one worked well. Every time you amaze me at how much scope there is within quite a limited theme. Super stuff.
ants fly, too - in mating season :)
but it's true i have never seen arachnids with wings
love the title!
Andrew: LOL, it wasn't so bad. Thanks!
Jem: Thank you for your kind words.
Polona: Yes, of course. That is why I said, "insects do not TYPICALLY fly". :-) Thank you.
Vaughn this was an exceptional series. Each verse is well crafted giving one a greater appreciation of the insect world and the role they play.
I chuckled when reading the hornet verse for 2 reasons - 1)just snapped a photo yesterday of one and 2)they've made a huge nest deep inside the light fixture above the back door - now they are building little structures just underneath the flap of the covering over the swing set - I'm unsure too how to remove them without harming them :)
I'm holding perfectly still-- for the hornet and the bee -- but flailing like an idiot for all the others.
wonderful pictures -- each verse.
Pamela: Some of them do command respect. :-) Thanks!
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