Obituary of a Moth

Arriving in Spring,
                               on white powdered wings,
                               to the heat of a bulb,
                               if touched it would sting.
                               You bobbed and you weaved,
                               while taking your dings,
                               like a staggering drunk, 
                               or fighter in the ring.
                               Then a flash! and a zap!
                               you fell to the ground.
                               Moth knocked out for good,
                               in the 13th round.

                               Moth…4/02/2018 - 4/03/2018.
                               Was hatched, grew wings, 
                               headed to the nearest lightbulb,
                               and died.
                               Was a life long member of the
                               Knights of Columbus.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Bangalee Avatar
December 4, 2018 at 5:00 AM
Then a flash! and a zap!/you fell to the ground. ////// wonderful poetical expression
Knowlton Avatar
December 4, 2018 at 5:45 AM
Thank you Mahtab for reading, liking, and responding.
Gauthier Avatar
April 11, 2018 at 1:00 PM
LOL - what a delightfully entertaining and lovely poem, Charlie. Love it.
Knowlton Avatar
April 12, 2018 at 7:07 AM
Thank you for reading all my poems Line.
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