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Ode To a Gnat

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Gnats, fruitflies, midges, black flies What do you call them? I call them pests. Unwelcome guests I call them demons from hell. They fly past my face. They go for my eyes. Lucifer in disguise They like my white screen They’re like a bad dream And they’re really no good When they try for my food Oh please go away You devils so small You MUST be gone As summer turns into fall I don’t want to see You ‘round here again Count your tiny selves warned Go back whence you came Go straight down the drain

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Alto Anord

Date: 1/10/2024 9:58:00 AM

I love it Ellen!! You're one of my favorite poets!! Those dastardly little pests are so annoying! Kind regards, Alto

The Situation

Date: 9/22/2023 8:04:00 PM

Oh yes, You've lived it.

Deb M

Date: 9/17/2023 1:37:00 PM

I agree Ellen ….horrible little creatures!! Debx

Lin Lane

Date: 9/17/2023 6:12:00 AM

lol I love your attitude on all of those pesky little demons, Ellen. Mosquitoes buzzing around my face when I'm trying sleep, fruit flies are much too bold, and how in the heck do they appear as if from nowhere?

Ellen Gwaltney Bales
Date: 9/17/2023 2:35:00 PM

LinLane, I'm told that the little devils come up from the drains. I keep my drains covered but they still manage to get in.