To most
A bear is just a bear
But to Ladybug
It is another of beasts
So many
Her greed she has come to feed
When this monster
All of a sudden appears
Tearing her peace
Above leaves.
In horror she senses
The whole Earth trembling
She’s terrified
Doesn’t know
Where to fly.
Instead of going away
On his back she ends up
And the dense thick coat
Becomes an endless road
Nightmare of confusion!
Manages to jump out
Onto a thick stem
Can’t realize how
If she is dead or alive
Her heart beats
At a dizzy speed
She looks up at the sky
Can hardly breathe
Another beast
With huge wings
Menaces to near…
Frogs,
Bees, wasps,
Grasshoppers and dragonflies
All enemies
With no swords
To against fight.
She wonders will it be
Always like this
She’s only just arrived
In this world of surprise
Misery mystery
Tonight she won’t sleep
Nightmares about monsters and beasts
Will be her one company
And she cries…
A spot she’s lost in the plight.
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© Dulce
22 comments:
And are we humans only bugs in the universe too? I think maybe ...
You've given us this fine perspective.
Secretia
this does sound like life...like the vulnerable who are fair play to predators...like my life..
Oh so true...Our nightmares have been beautified within this poem...
Dulce- I often think of life from a bug's point of view and how small or large his world seems. Though I think man is probably his only nightmare. This was fun and you write so well. ~rick
its truly cute :)
Mi bella amiga, una vez mas, un poema maravilloso. Perdon por mi ausencia, pero estas fechas me han colapsado.
Que este nuevo año sea si cabe mejor y mas dulce.
Mil besitos!!!
Very creative concept - I think this type of concept could be expanded into a series of works. It could even be an entire book of works.
Great idea!
Tom Bailey
It's lovely to go over into nature with you Dulce!
Although it is a struggle for the ladybug.
Dulce, pls excuse my comment deletion. After reading your poem again--and on consultation with my "poetry advisers"--I decided, instead of commenting here, to spend the time writing my own blog post which has been neglected for too many hours now.
I must say your post here is most enjoyable reading, and the Ladybug was one of my favorite creatures.
My first love (me, age 5, she 8) had a Lady Bug as our "secret pet". We fed our "secret pet" everything on the farm...except air. Yes, we did have a funeral with tears, and kisses, and whatever one might call LOVE at that age.
Thank you for the precious memory.
Love ya. Does "THIS MAN" like Lady Bugs also?--grin! (reference to yesterday's post.)
Ah nature!
i have a similar story about walking into a spiders web!! great post
"She's only just arrived
In this world of surprise
Misery mystery"
Wonderful. Perfect lines that strike home beautifully.
A delicious serving. Thank you, lovely Dulce!
Steph x
this is a very paranoic lifestyle . i wonder if we , in our evolution , have passed this fase alread ....
and in universe .... how bigger are we in relation with these little beautys ?
What a beautiful peek into the perspective of a tiny little creature. Imagine that! You did it so well, my dear Dulce. But then, I do think this little bug is so much more than just a tiny little insect. Maybe I see a little of her in myself? Maybe we all see a little of her in us? Beautiful writing, Dulce. Lovely expression...
Nevine
Maravilloso XD++++
Simplemente quiero felicitarte!!
En mi blog a la derecha hay unos regalitos que me gustaría darte, si te gustan son tuyos.
Buena semana!!
Besos:)
How hard must a bug's life be! You know, when I had my first son, someone told me the same story - how huge and scary the world may seem to a small child. Gave me a sense of the responsibility... A matter to think about. Besos!
I like the message and the perspective here. Well done!
Something different and I like it. It makes you step back and see the world in a different way.
Well done.
Poor ladybug! She needs a more peaceful environment!
By the way, I love your little widget kitty!
such is our own flight from time to time.
you do well to remind us that perspective is all that separates us from bear and bug
oooo, I realy like this one.
later sweets.
I love little ladybugs and I like to think they lead an idyllic life. I hope they don't have such a horror! But I suppose all life must endure terror at times.
This is an incredible poem, Dulce.
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