When this poem was being written
we asked for help
from the Gods of Creativity
but they were all on vacation
The only one at home
was the God of Waste and Rubbish
and so this poem reeks like garbage
By the way
the God of Waste and Rubbish
is also the God of environmentally negligent
American politics
Tomenose Burying Beetle in Halloween Colors (These beetles eat rubbish and carrion) … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
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an evocation of darkness, well done
American political darkness! Thanks, Michael! 🙂
That beetle really does have Halloween marking – lovely. 🙂
Yes, Scifi, a great costume for this time of year! Thank you! 🙂
True words of wisdom…again. Beautiful photo
Get ready, to vote (as best we can, if we can), Francis! 🙂
This is a wonderful shot, sad, but wonderful. Keep speaking out, my friend.
Thanks much, Carol… i will! 🙂
You’re welcome 🙂
Did great
Thank you, TJ! 🙂
Perfect juxtapositions!
Yes, and, unfortunately, all too true in some respects! 🙂
A beautifully marked garbage collector. 🙂
And he works for way below minimum wage! 🙂
That’s a beautiful beetle – it looks like the Batman logo is emblazoned on its body!
It does look like the Batman logo! Perfect for Halloween! I’ll throw some special scraps out there for him! 🙂
Too out some candy corn for your Batman Beetle … it will help him to keep his color! Yes, I was from the era when the first Batman and Robin were popular, so the logo struck me right away that it resembled it. Perfect for Halloween! I walked around the neighborhood today and got some pictures of a few of the houses which had nice Halloween decor, especially a corner house that goes all out. I will use the pictures in my posts during Halloween week and stray a little from my usual stuff, though I have a squirrel pic where the flash misfired and he has some yellow glowing eyes. I may use it as well. 🙂
The beetle’s colors and body design are gorgeous (and fun) but look at those antennae! The little decoration at the end is the perfect, fancy addition!
This Tomenose Burying Beetle is too beautiful to be caught dead in political darkness! LOL What a great shot Tom! 🙂
Indeed!