Poetry Friday is hosted today by Robyn Hood Black.
For Poetry Friday -- "Insectlopedia: poems and paintings" by Douglas Florian.
An
early morning walk in my garden inspired this selection. Florian has assembled a diverse collection of
21 insects to highlight: caterpillar, dragonfly, daddy longlegs, and cricket are found
here. Some, like the butterfly will
delight and others -- the mosquitoes and ticks may give you the shivers as
Florian points out what we love or loath with light-hearted verses in an
enticing variety of forms.
The
Daddy Longlegs
O
Daddy
Daddy
O
How'd
you get
Those
legs to grow
So
very long
And
lean in size?
From
spiderobic
Exercise?
The watercolor illustrations continue the
silliness and round out a book full of fun.
3 comments:
Douglas Florian is a genius. As hard as I'm sure he works on his poems, I do believe that these witty lines come naturally to him. I've had email exchanges where, in the space of 2 minutes, he writes a reply packed with brilliant spot-on puns. It must be exhausting to have a mind that works that fast! (I just bought the Douglas Florian "Meet the Author" book from RCOwen.com; I had this book once upon a time but gave it away right after reading it. It's time for another!)
Thanks for sharing, Janet - gotta love that Douglas Florian, any time of year! Happy Poetry Month.
Spiderobic. :-)
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