Ladybug Season

Spiraling and 
Vanishing 
Crawling on my shoelace 
Then gone 
I wear a red and black 
Crown
In this summer 
As plentiful as 
Rain drops in a 
Thunderstorm 
They take 
Flight 
Tickling my skin 
Landing on my collarbone 
I am wreathed in them 
Covered in more dots 
Than they are 
One perches on my finger 
Then in the blink
Of my eye 
Is gone and 
I run 
Into the tall 
Grasses 
And spinning 
I revel in 
Nature's rubies 
As they dance and 
Sparkle around me. 
They form a heavy 
Cloud and disperse 
And I am left with 
One single
Solitary 
Ladybug 
Flying away 
In the summer 
Air.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Lawless Avatar
January 7, 2018 at 7:54 AM
OH, what a visual delight this poem conjures up....vivid imagery - and on this sub-zero day a welcome reminder that spring will follow.....and so will the ladybugs.
Blade Avatar
January 7, 2018 at 10:07 AM
Thanks John, I was at my friend's cabin, walking through a field, when suddenly all these ladybugs flew up out of nowhere. It was such a poetic moment I had to write a poem about it.
Sands Avatar
July 23, 2017 at 4:32 AM
I just love this one Iris. I like Lady bugs. A favorite for me! :)
Blade Avatar
July 31, 2017 at 6:52 PM
Thank you so much! I am headed off to vacation in California. Hopefully I will get more inspiration there!
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