Country Bugs

The moths get through the screen somehow
And when I walk outside,
The gnats and skeeters buzz around -
There’s no place you can hide.

The ants, at times, invade the house
And maybe, curled up tight,
A millipede will show, which is
A most unwelcome sight.

I haven’t seen the bees or wasps
But spiders must be here.
Their webs and those entrapped provide
The proof that they are near.

The country’s filled with bugs galore
And we can coexist,
But once they’re on my turf,
The handy swatter I enlist.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Kingston Avatar
December 6, 2022 at 8:32 PM
YIKES...I'm itching!..Buzzz. This is such a cute little poem. It made me smile :)
Wolf Avatar
September 1, 2022 at 7:35 PM
Kill as many as you'd like, Ilene. There are a gazillion more just waiting to ruin our lives...
Leffanta Avatar
August 30, 2022 at 11:20 AM
What happened to, "Thou shalt not kill?" One of my favourite short stories published in "Playboy" was one where the writer discovers that flies are angels assigned by God to look after us . . . . So save your soul and buy a bug zapper? Aloha!
Fowler Avatar
August 30, 2022 at 8:46 AM
LOL Ilene. Currently living in a very rural area, I can relate! Linda
Meadows Avatar
August 30, 2022 at 8:15 AM
I enjoyed reading your poem about Country bugs. Well done.
Hankins Avatar
August 29, 2022 at 12:11 PM
It just entered my mind that there are far more insects than humans on this earth, so, perhaps, we are invading their territory!
Slaughter Avatar
August 29, 2022 at 11:37 AM
Good one, Ilene. After all...we don't go into their homes uninvited.
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