Moving on from Swallowtail to Wasp Last week it was the two-tailed swallowtail. This week, the paper wasp. Not just the wasp, but also the nest it leaves behind when summer is over and wasps go wherever wasps go. Have…
Poem of the week Papilio Multicaudata picks up where I left off last week, with another persona poem. In this poem, the swallowtail butterfly gets to speak.
This week’s poem, Penny Thoughts, is spoken from the point of view of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. She held down the fort while he was off hero-ing.
This week’s poem is one of the nine sections of a longer work, entitled Flood. Each section stands alone. This is part III of the poem.
Portrait of the Bouquet as Portent Who doesn’t like a stunning bouquet of fresh flowers? Their fleeting nature makes them seem more precious. But then there is the slow deterioration as the flowers shrivel and wilt. I feel disloyal, throwing…
