A lousey tale

[Parkinsonspoet]

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Panic manic
Scurry flurry
Sprint swiftly
Swerve and hurry

Isopod Crustacean
Rigid Segmentation
Long exoskeleton
Eggs in marsupium

Run for cover

Fleet feet
Search for safety
Beat retreat

Hundreds of woodlouse
Disturbed by lifting plant house
Instinctively flee
Resulting calamity

Nooks ands crannies
They seek to hide
Any cover or sanctum
They quickly stride

Entry in journal
Mostly nocturnal
Detritivores
Running on the floor

Come to a halt
Stand still survey
If danger passed
Live for another day

[grant hayes]

A vivid study-in-verse of the critters that matches naturalist observation with subjective experience.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Oh my goodness Parkinsonspoet - the picture really make that piece move! Didn't you post it without the picture first? I wanted to comment about the sense of movement got called away before I could!

[Parkinsonspoet]

I always intended to post with the picture but the addition of the picture was delayed as the file was too big for the site to accept so i had to cut the size of the picture.

[Billie Burd]

Well your words made MY SKIN CRAWL! Lol

I'm brushing off insects all over me,
THAT Aren't there......

Fantastically descriptive!

[Parkinsonspoet]

lol thank you Billy you are welcome

[MHenry]

Very descriptive, Pp. Capturing a moment is one of the best uses of poetry!

[AlexandratheLate]

I agree with MH and the other comments -- this format suits you Pp. :-)