Glow-Worms
Females
call to males
through
bioluminescence.
Fragile
adulthood…
Brief
glow of emerald lights
from
dying stars amongst blades.
Scotland,
UK
Christina Chin (Malaysia)
Jessica Dawson (Canada)
Liz Sankey (England, UK)
Martin Stepek (Scotland, UK)
Kay D. Weeks (USA)
this is lovely, I like the reference to dying stars
ReplyDeleteThank you Crafty Green Poet.
ReplyDeleteIt turns out that the adult part of life for a glow-worm is short. Though I guess that's true for a lot of insects.
Great to see bioluminescence in a poem! Dying stars is a lovely image too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tim Gardiner. I just couldn't resist using it despite the high syllable count.
DeleteI really enjoyed reading your research about the Essex glow-worms. I must admit I didn't know the UK had a glow-worm species until this photo challenge.
I really hope people like yourself can ensure they aren't lost forever.
Dying stars is a lovely image!
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