Friday, May 29, 2009

Poetry Friday -- Cecropia


The Mouthless Moth
by X.J. Kennedy

Who'd be a male
Cecropia moth?
Short-lived and frail,
He's got no mouth.
One hour till he flies---
No time to sup
Before Death cries,
"Your number's up!"


(the rest of the poem is here -- scroll down to the fourth poem)

The round up this week is at Live. Love. Explore!

6 comments:

  1. Lovely photo and clever poem! Thanks for sharing this.

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  2. Gorgeous photo! I love cecropia moths. We got some great photos a couple years ago of a nice, fat, cecropia caterpillar in our backyard. :)

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  3. I would so not want to be a male cecropia moth. I likes me food!
    Great photo and poem!

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  4. Anonymous6:56 AM

    Joe Kennedy. Peerless.

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  5. Mary Lee,

    Great photo and poetry selection. Kennedy is a master of light verse.

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