W.A. Cholt Poet Free verse

Mayfly

Short lived 
As a moment 
Merely a day
The flutter of wings 
Under a blue sky, 
Time only to copulate
Fertilize the eggs 
And then die, 
The lifespan 
Of a Green Drake Mayfly. 


             W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly.2019.


            25th April 2019.

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Gershon Wolf May 19, 2019 at 9:36 PM Mayfly...may die! Interesting ink, my friend. :) gw

Charles Messina May 13, 2019 at 6:42 AM The female lasts only 5 minutes after it emerges from the water...a fine trout appetizer! Nice one W.A.

Allen Beilschmidt Sr. April 24, 2019 at 11:23 PM Wow! I didn't know that. Facts into a poem. Excellent

Line Gauthier April 24, 2019 at 11:11 PM Charming poem, WA.