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To a wasp

Oh dreaded parasitic predator,
I yield to your flitting whim
and unannounced intrusion.

Innocently productive,
you carry on your quest,
unprovoked and unassuming.

But for your merited renown,
I take preemptive action
testifying to my regard.

The sport of a cautious hunt
prompts instinct and evasion,
no match for a well-aimed swat.

And with your final writhing twitch
I find a kind of sovereign triumph
in my gleeful, gloating grin.









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  1. Date: 1/16/2013 2:28:00 PM

    Hopefully you are referring to the insect variety or should us White Anglo Saxon Males be cocearned? Great Write either way, Ha Ha.

  1. Date: 1/10/2013 12:34:00 PM

    They are a plague here in my state. We have a battle each spring, summer and fall !! I am allergic to their sting, so if I find a big nest, I call in my sweet younger brother !! And yes, I grin when I swat one too !! lol Enjoyed !!

  1. Date: 11/12/2010 6:38:00 PM

    Thanks for the kind comments. I love this piece by the way. You paint a beautiful picture with your words and I am impressed! True Romantic poet lives in you as I read this piece of a wasp, I have no doubt that you are a true poet! WOW.

  1. Date: 11/11/2010 11:46:00 AM

    Should I call this a new form: dramatic satire. It is efficiently wrought with genius and humor, reflected from the self. Thvia, my friend, I enjoyed the time I spent reading more of your work today, may God bless you.

  1. Date: 10/7/2010 7:31:00 AM

    love it , allergic to the pesky devils so I relate to the gleeful gloating grin

  1. Date: 10/6/2010 1:33:00 PM

    Poor wasp - but, he should have thought twice before messing with you. LOL Your poem put the same grin on my face as I imagine on yours having triumphed over this pest. I once had a severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting - so I applaud your "well-aimed swat". Death to the twat! Joe

  1. Date: 10/1/2010 3:40:00 PM

    Woe! I just had a bang into my sunglasses about 30 min. ago!?! Providence! I wish I could have gotten that little bugger. Hope u had fun w/ u'r family!

  1. Date: 10/1/2010 2:10:00 PM

    Enjoyed reading this poem. I was out on the deck this afternoon and a pesky wasp was bugging me. God Bless Phyl

  1. Date: 10/1/2010 7:16:00 AM

    I enjoyed reading your excellent poetry this morning. I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with good health, love, and lots of inspiration Thvia. Love, Carol

  1. Date: 10/1/2010 6:16:00 AM

    What a wonderful flow of words with expressed inner thoughts, Thvia

  1. Date: 9/30/2010 7:07:00 PM

    Well done, Thvia I enjoyed your second stanza. Innocently productive- yes a quest minding there own buisness. I would never dare to provoke such a predator. Enjoyed your poem. By the way i just saw your blog, i forgot to add you have lovely kids, wow! 5 I know the feeling.lol. Got 5 myself, And your hair color wow! OUTRAGEOUS" And your poetry awesome, enjoyed ,..p.d.

  1. Date: 9/30/2010 5:04:00 PM

    Loved the last stanza there. I used to wait for the bumblebees to come to my little wading pool when I was a kid and then i"d drown them if they landed on the water. Payback for the times their family members had stung me. haha. LUv, Andrea

  1. Date: 9/30/2010 3:21:00 PM

    Ah the satisfaction of swatting those pesky things is priceless, can relate to this as well but I save it for mosquitoes...enjoyed reading this one Thvia and happy to see you back :) I'm rushing out to get ready for school when I saw your wonderful comments-- thank you very much :) enjoy your day!-- see you! hugs --nikko :)