over the papermill door
there was an odd shape
one who appears to be looking:
reflection
expression
impression.
i wonder indeed what
i seem to be
to this one
who is hiding out
camouflaged
by a window which
from my angle is
mirroring the suppertime sky,
and its angle
the darkening yard.
A lovely, self-reflective moth... or she's wondering if the pool reflecting the sky is drinkable.
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful pattern on her back and such a deep, intense colour. has the neighbour's construction taken shape. I think it is a corral for giraffes-(does it have a plural?)
ReplyDeleteis it a bird, is it a plane
ReplyDeletenope - mirror moth
sweet wonderings, beautiful picture and "mirror moth".
ReplyDeletei'd like to wear that on my finger! gorgeous
ReplyDeleteplaying peek-a-boo with itself perhaps?
ReplyDeletekinda like the notion of this guy chuckling to himself each time he says BOO!
valerie, i wanted it to be a she, too.
ReplyDeletejean, yes. giraffe corral!
ronnie, ha! jude would have fun with that one!
ginny, it surprised me!
joni, it's pretty large!
roz, oh, yeah, it's a chuckler. if not it would never have stood for my camera.
I mostly use "she" in referring to creatures, unless I know for sure it is a "he", cause most everyone else used "he" even though there's a 50/50 chance of "she-ness"... its always bugged me.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful, her back almost looks like cracked cement or mud, so amazing.
ReplyDeletevery poetic reflection
ReplyDeletei like the stitched pattern where the wings meet
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poetic way to describe a moth.. and what an unusual moth.. the textured wings are wonderful.
ReplyDeletevalerie, i, too, grew up in the era of the one proper pronoun!
ReplyDeletejuli, nicely seen!
neki, why thanks!
jude, yes, stitched, too
donna, yes, it, er, she shocked me!
she b beautiful
ReplyDeleteand your presentation of her experience with the reflective sky
which sky shall she try to enter by?
m, she's NOT telling! but she was gone in the morning.
ReplyDeleteWhen there is all this huff and puff going on around us in this human world of ours, how very lovely it is to see the world as it really is - ongoing, simple, natural.
ReplyDeletefaisal, agreed. absolutely.
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