Wasp Poems

In the intimate interlace of chance and fate, in the ultimate interplay of time and place, and with the consummate checkmate of my human dignity, all that is -- is over, in the stormy, swarming space of mere moments.

turbulence rises
as...Read More

It bloomed but for awhile,
 blossomed in half season then betrayed by a rapid Spring march.
Flower of utopia, 
cotyledon scapegoat,
poisoned by delinquent family roots.
stung  by a wasp deep within its own nest,
robbed of vital nectar.

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Crow's claws carrion campy carping
nsync nocturnal teenage mutant ninja turtles
analogous to scuttling
(think) browed beastie boys scarab beetle
brandishing sharp small scabbard swords

delightedly digging daggers deep
into deadened prey
rotting roadkill repulsively reeking
formerly (mere moments ago) once
fancy free and footloose

happy go lucky creatures
perhaps instinctively...Read More

balloon gale harvest
dowry claw
wasp estuary jam...Read More

I had the desire to release 
my aggressive wasp nest.
it comes and goes
similar to my desires
I can't let it seep through
it would only make my image look weak and nasty.
I can't talk
it won't let me, it just cuts. 
make it...Read More

Running out of ideas?
That is impossible if you have a:
friend
acquaintance
neighbor
co-worker
boss
president
king
queen
TV set
I-pad
I-phone
I-pod
kangaroo
chicken
donkey
toilet paper
monopoly
dictionary
thesaurus
computer
outside
inside
dog 
cat
dresser
drum set
sibling
diary
father
mother
siblings
dragon
butterfly
unicorn
dawn
sky
stars
cosmos
moon
nemesis
goldfish
talent
team
plate
fork
spoon
blanket
bed
sun
moon
stars
spiders web
wasp
bathroom
kitchen
holiday
cousins
grandma
grandpa
car
truck
broom
dustpan
plane
bedroom
child
grand child
brain
imagination
love
life
ufo
or
space aliens


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Life is full of surprises,
as you recognize your fear.
An adrenaline fueled 
fight or flight puts 
your behind in gear.

You’d like to think
that you are brave.
You have no problem
facing fear.
But you have a funny feeling
When it comes to yard work,
2019 was...Read More

faerie
delicate, dainty
flitting, flying, dancing
fantasy, fey, real, threat
swooping, droning, stinging
stream-lined ebony
wasp

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A bee and a wasp came by today.
From the land of faeries truly fey.
They zoomed around my autumn flowers.
Bee stayed a bit, wasp stayed for hours.

Wasp asked me questions long and hard.
I told her everything, off my guard.
We became friends,...Read More

a contradiction
wasp is welcome in garden
not where we sit though

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The law of nature

What a beautiful flower
A wasp runs freely
Jumps at once
Into the lap of a beautiful flower

The flower welcomes the wasp, gratefully
She blossoms lovingly and offers sweet honey in honor of love
No other flower in the vicinity exhibit jealous...Read More

Max, my grandson, will be five in five days.  
I decided to interview him yesterday.
He told me that his favorite team is the blue team.
He does not know how to ride a bike yet, but he can swim.

He said...Read More

       WHERE BUMBLES BOUNCE

       Daisies, Zinnias, Lilacs in kaleidoscope of floral display
       on pink, purple. blue, yellow glow, nodding faces in gay,
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 RUNS THE EMOTIONS
iT RUNS IN THE FAMILY FILLS OF GREEN FLASHES;
iT RUNS FOR IF PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS WARM GLOWS
iT'S MORNING GLORY FLOWERBED TIME FLUTTERS STINGING
INSECT
YELLOW JACKET
THE EMOTIONS
IN THE FAMILY FILLS OF GREEN FLASHES
THOUGHTS WARM GLOWS
MUD TAPPER COMES AND...Read More

I’m lying in the sun, looking out the window
Watching some flying things.
A shape hits my view. Was that a flying frog?

The underside looked like a scrawny half-grown chicken.
The next thing I see hurled up into the air
Is half wasp, half...Read More

The whole life can be read on a page on my palm
As the page takes a second to photoshoot inside out.

Shivering chilling of the photoshoot, under a scorching hot sun
We were smiling to each other; smiling is sweet like sugar

Could...Read More

IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY: LXXVIII

(Prelude: CAN THE WRONG MAN BE RIGHT ? ABSOLUTELY ! 
If only he were NOT guilty of the self-same crime ! 
For instance, here in Europe, acceding to « nationality» 
status can be quite...Read More

Skinny miniature dive bombers commandeered my porch today.
Their command center is in the hollows of my porch’s railings.
I watch them wasp-stepping in formation 
around on a tiny wooden table that holds two cans of wasp spray.
Now they are parading around...Read More

" LAKESIDE" LAUN NIOSES AND " BIG KNUCKLE" TRYST HESSLER
WERE VICTORIUS IN A TAG BOUT AGAINST
GALBITRON TU M'AIMES AND " THE spotLIGHT" BRENT SPINNER

 A SCIENTIFIC CLASSIC SAW
" THE WORLDS FINEST" JEFFREY GRANT
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The wasps are back 
in full force
commandeering my porch
They do this yearly

They buzz my ears
terrorizing me
trying to chase me back into the house
so they can have the porch for themselves

I paid for the porch
not completely, but I am still paying...Read More

wasp buzzes her ear
and shows his anger to her
she has destroyed nest
she fears being stung of course
still tries to reason with wasp

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The wasps have a nest in my owl wind chime.
It is hanging on the porch, less than six feet from our front door.
I sat out there two days ago and watched them go in and out.
I only saw two, but...Read More

X Factor Disaster.

She certainly has the X factor
Beauty chic and flair
And if I had one wish
I’d be her teddy bear
Eyes of fire
A wasp waist
And a big fat bum
With a tattoo of my face
Legs like a giraffe
Melons of a chest
Her hair...Read More

Roses and marigolds whispered her name when she came into the garden.
The lilacs were smitten; giggling like silly school girls.
The bees were the only creatures who continued working.
And Mr. Wasp. He did not have time for shenanigans or love.

Mistress Faerie...Read More

Six Little Buzzy Bees

     Six little buzzy bees, buzzing round their hive,
     One was sprayed with insecticide, now there are five.
     Five little buzzy bees buzzing past my...Read More