Beyond Pearls: Ode to a Stink Bug

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Ode to a Stink Bug

O thou Marmorated Brown who dost seek

shelter from the coming winter’s freeze,

Who alights upon my curtain drawn and dost reek

when trampled on. Away damned vermin, I bid thee please.

Thou art not permitted here! Not now nor then nor next week!

Away, thou armored pest, away from crevice and crack in door.

Here I spy thee, I spy thee there, I spy thee in my kitchen sink.

O noxious bug hailed from the east, in every home thou cause a stink.

Come, O welcomed winter chill assail this bane I so abhor.

5 comments:

Peony MossSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:36 PM
From hell's heart I stomp on thee!
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AnonymousSeptember 25, 2010 at 11:14 PM
There's a particular irony that on my browser, the stink bug curse appears right next to the morning offering!

I just vacuumed up 40-50 of the critters and lit the scented candles!
Rosemary
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Faith on the High WireSeptember 26, 2010 at 11:33 AM
What beautiful verse for such a horrible creature! :o)
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PattySeptember 28, 2010 at 9:38 PM
I love this. You are so talented for poetry and prose! I've been hearing a good bit about these creatures but have only seen a few in our house. No more than other years. Don't know why? Maybe there IS something good about that Charlotte. Could she be killing them?
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jasonJuly 6, 2011 at 4:55 AM
wow..nice poem you've created, well I really hate stink bugs, they really are pain in my head.
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