Fluctuating Flight



           


Legs and wings flailing
the crane fly hovers spasticly
in my air space.
Its erratic flight pattern
causes me turbulence.


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Where poetry and nature collide...this tanka was inspired by Michelle Heidenrich Barnes' fun Monthly Challenge at Today's Little Ditty and Tucson's recent invasion of the crane fly.

Check out all the Poetry Friday Fun at Reading to the Core.


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17 comments:

  1. jamaMarch 20, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    So that's what those guys are called. Nice job here -- like the unexpected ending. :)

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    1. Bridget MageeMarch 20, 2015 at 6:21 PM

      Thanks, Jama! I never knew they were called crane flies either (we used to call them mosquito eaters). We've gotten an up close and personal view of them as of late here in Tucson. Ew. =)

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  2. TabathaMarch 20, 2015 at 10:34 PM

    "Flail" is such a great word! "Mosquito eater" sounds like a good bug to have around, even though you might not want them to be up close and personal!

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    1. Bridget MageeMarch 22, 2015 at 4:48 AM

      Thank you, Tabatha! I wish they actually ate mosquitoes, but alas that is just a misnomer. =)

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  3. Linda BMarch 21, 2015 at 4:40 AM

    I don't know about these at all, Bridget, but you make them sound wonderful, and important. Lovely tanka.

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    1. Bridget MageeMarch 22, 2015 at 4:49 AM

      Thanks, Linda! They are a very interesting insect, though I wish I didn't have quite so much interaction with them lately. =)

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  4. Liz SteinglassMarch 21, 2015 at 2:03 PM

    You have so many great words in here and I love that you're the one with turbulence.

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    1. Bridget MageeMarch 22, 2015 at 4:50 AM

      Thank you, Liz! Yes, turbulence is the only way to describe the freaking out I do when they buzz my face and/or hair when I'm walking the dog. Yuck! =)

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  5. Mary LeeMarch 21, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Spring MUST be here if the crane flies have emerged!

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    1. Bridget MageeMarch 22, 2015 at 4:51 AM

      Yes, Mary Lee, spring has arrived with a flurry of wings and legs! =)

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  6. Catherine JohnsonMarch 21, 2015 at 6:18 PM

    Ha ha brilliant!

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  7. Joe UhlikMarch 21, 2015 at 6:58 PM

    Awesome poem about a decidedly un-awesome bug. I hope they stop causing you (and the rest of Tucson) turbulence soon!

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    1. Bridget MageeMarch 22, 2015 at 4:53 AM

      Thank you, Joe! These bugs are quite the buggers! =)

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  8. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesMarch 22, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Such a terrific tanka, Bridget! I agree with Liz that your word choices are particularly fantastic– flailing, spasticly, erratic, and turbulence. I may need one of those little white bags. ;)

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  9. Bridget MageeMarch 23, 2015 at 3:39 AM

    Thank you, Michelle! Yes, the white bag comes in handy with these pests. =)

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  10. KeriMarch 26, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    Ha! One caused turbulence in our church building just last night! A little boy I know was quite undone. Superb tanka, Bridget, my central coast buddy!

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