Wasp Moth

[nibbed]

Wasp Moth

Though you wear
a shark skinned suit,
you're my friend.

You won't bite
or leave a mark,
only tickle.
 
Black ferns
dipped in auburn
line your brow;

plush velvet,
royal crimson lace
(you sometimes wear
only as a cape)

takes you
from favored nectar,
right here to me.

Trapped between
screen and window,

I gently help you
get free,
scooping you away

with a slotted spoon
borrowed from
a stranger's drawer.






ORIGINAL:


Spotted Oleander
(A Wasp Moth)

Though you wear
a shark skinned suit,
peppered,
you are my friend.

You won't bite
or leave a mark,
only tickle.
 
Black ferns
dipped in auburn
make up your brow;

plush velvet,
royal crimson lace
(you sometimes wear
only as a cape)

takes you
from favored nectar,
right here to me.

Trapped between
screen and window,

I gently help you
get free,
scooping you away

with the large slotted
plastic spoon
I borrowed from
a stranger's drawer.