a handful of stones: The Aphid

Thursday, 9 July 2009

The Aphid

The aphid lands on my hand with a tiny plop,
a miniscule green body I can barely see.
The wings are little slices of lace liked by light.

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Matthew Friday
Matthew Friday

3 comments:

Gerry Boyd said...: Wonderfully rendered. Bravo!; 9 July 2009 14:20
angie said...: quite delicious! I love "plop."; 9 July 2009 16:40
Red Bird said...: "little slices of lace liked by light."
I love the alliteration here!
Well done!
:); 18 July 2009 00:17