I'm hurrying to catch up. I've cut this copied prompt down a bit: For today’s prompt (day thirteen), pick an
insect (any insect), make it the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.
Possible titles include: “Praying Mantis,” “Ants,” and “Grasshoppers.”
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| I Wonder if They Would Chew Gum Instead |
Booklice
Wingless members of the family
Trogiidae, commonly found
in human dwellings,
these tiny authors
feed on scripts, spit
them out for tenants to find.
The Psocoptera evolved
from ancient scribes
but have lost all recollection
of manuscript keeping.
Poor eyesight and pen-
less, they communicate
using sound instead,
tap with the end
of their abdomens, using Morse
code in a faint ticking noise
and chewing to communicate
stories like that of
Violet Beauregarde.
Trogiidae, commonly found
in human dwellings,
these tiny authors
feed on scripts, spit
them out for tenants to find.
The Psocoptera evolved
from ancient scribes
but have lost all recollection
of manuscript keeping.
Poor eyesight and pen-
less, they communicate
using sound instead,
tap with the end
of their abdomens, using Morse
code in a faint ticking noise
and chewing to communicate
stories like that of
Violet Beauregarde.
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[Please note that all prompts have been copied from the Writer's Digest Poetic Asides website.]
Booklice! Great!
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