Grasshopper
A grasshopper posed
In the hot midday.
A camera poised —
Don't fly away.
Two creatures paused —
Both part of nature.
No words exchanged
A moment to capture.
Who's anvil forged its fortified frame?
What hammer pounded each plates' pattern?
Who's nomenclature gave it a compound name?
Why should these juxtaposed attributes matter?
The camera observes, the focus aligns —
Observation alone matters here.
Who's loom wove its fretwork designs?
Does it ask "from whence?" or "to where?"
Armored exoskeleton
Fit for its world.
Hinged legs its violin
Springs upward — wings unfurl.
Perched again on a grass blade
Too hot to sing
So wondrously made.
What will night bring?
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Bumblebee & Katydid
Bumblebee busy collecting nectar
Bright colors and odors summon its work.
The cunnungly camouflaged Katydid
Remains quite still, its shrill trill fills the park.
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Photos taken in Berry Springs Park on a hot Sunday afternoon in July. Melinda asked me to take a picture of this wildflower so we could identify it later. While I was focusing and framing a bumblebee alit on it, so I was able to capture it, too. Later while processing the photo in Photoshop I noticed a nearby Katydid was taking ir all in unknown to me at the time.
Harold Eidson
July 15, 2012
eidson@southwestern.edu