Thursday, August 4, 2011

By The Wave Washed Shore by Donall Dempsey

A mosquito

plays violin



beside my left now

my right ear



as if he were a virtuoso

player.



An insect Paganini!



An enormous bumblebee

in a stripped Rugby jersey



sticks out of a flower

(a bum in a scrum) .



A butterfly walks all over

the words I have just scribbled



tasting them with her feet



& suitably unimpressed

flutters yellowy off!



A ladybird crawls all over

the landscape of my knee



before she too takes to the air

with a gentle whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! !



Leaving me here alone

this lonely summer evening.


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17 comments:

  1. LizAugust 4, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Beautiful image. I love the poem too.

    Happy sky watching!

    Liz @ A Simple Life

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  2. Sylvia KAugust 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Superb capture and beautiful words to match! Happy SWF! Have a lovely weekend!

    Sylvia

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  3. Pearl MapleAugust 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    fun words for a summer evening and really cool photo what a great find

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  4. TaniaAugust 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Lovely and so artistic!

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  5. JudyAugust 4, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    What a stunning piece of driftwood! And the poem is so whimsical!

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  6. EaglesbrotherAugust 4, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Great Capture

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  7. Leckeres für Mensch und Katze - Goodies for a pleasant lifeAugust 4, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Great photo! :)

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  8. KelAugust 4, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    love love love your poetry
    paganini mossies
    and bee bums
    they are strong images which will remain in my mind :)

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  9. Reader WilAugust 5, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    Great words, and apart from the mosquito I like all the other insects! Have a great weekend!

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  10. KaoriAugust 5, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    The photo is stunning. And man are you surrounded :-)

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  11. Cafe PasadenaAugust 5, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Your lyrics & foto dance together!

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  12. Mary Howell CromerAugust 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Excellent!

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  13. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Wonderful poem and shot!

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  14. JoyfulAugust 5, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    beautifully composed.

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  15. AndreaAugust 5, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    I like that photo, and now when a mosquito lingers around my ears, i change perspective by thinking it is playing a Paganini in my ear. Wow. I just hope it is not a dengue mosquito, which lingers by day.

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  16. abeachcottageAugust 6, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Great pics of the driftwood and lovely poem too

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  17. MelusineAugust 7, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Great picture,
    and the poem is beautiful :)

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