Saturday, May 26, 2018

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STORY OF HUNGARY CATERPILLARS
in my backyard

the feeding frenzy again
day and night

striped caterpillars
chomping through
the Plumerias

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tubular bellies filling

of leaves green
and flowers white

and after a while
there's none in sight
leaves, flowers, caterpillars
STORY OF HUNGARY CATERPILLARS © gillena cox 2018


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Weekend Mini Challenge: Insects and Bugs


Revisit
26 May 2017
caterpillar
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21 comments:

  1. ravenous beasts these can be - as you say, can strip and outstrip and outshine in merely less than a full day .... such as it is, everything must feed and well, I suspect, feast or famine? which will win .... clearly, you've turned a rather unpleasant to the eye and plant owner/beholder situation and added some depth and humour to it - which, really, is the only thing to be done.

    Fun poem Gillena

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  2. Everything is hungry...it is a wonder all we hear isnt chewing. Lol.

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  3. I can just feel their fear of starving and I almost cheer for them upon finding food on which the can chomp.
    A fun read, Gillena.
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  4. Those hungry caterpillars are a nuisance, I could almost hear them crunching through your poem, Gillena, but think of the butterflies they will become!

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    1. The thing about these. I never see a chrysalis. I suspect they continue life underground. Butterfly? Moth? Beetle?



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  5. Thanks for dropping by Toni

    Much♥️love

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  6. Such spectacular caterpillars! How I would love to see that sight.

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    1. Yes thy are a parade of striking colour: black/yellow stripes with orangey two edged tips☺

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  7. Urp...'Scuze me. Delicious.

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  8. 🤗😊🤗happy you dropped by Ron

    Much♥️love

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  9. Oh... they those pesky critters can eat almost everything..

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    1. Thanks for dropping by Björn

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  10. If I were a caterpillar that is just what I would want to eat, a Plumerias

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    1. 😊thanks for dropping by Debi

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  11. I hope the catarpillars will become beautiful butterflies, to replace your flowers!

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