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SLUG

Said the pompous praying mantis

to the little bug

.. " you are an irreverent

possessed slug"



Said the termite destroying

nonstone buildings:

"You are a lazy slug"



Said the winter prepared moth

after eating others'

wool clothes

"You are an unthinking slug"

(after all he only ate

what others had stolen)



Said the spider setting traps

to kill

"You are a naive slug"



And she retired and built

a cocoon

a private room

and out of it came

a monarch butterfly

..

but straightway it fluttered

into the spider's et



and the other 4 bugs

said

"See we were right all along"



but her wings were made of light

.. no earthly web could hold them

and she soared away

to a kinder place





(to the universal compassion of Joan Beth Clair)

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CATERPILLAR TOLERANCE

Oh God, how many caterpillars must
I tolerate, said the plant.
My size diminishes while
their size is trebling
as on my leaves they are
constantly nibbling.
And God replied..
I will confine them to only
two of your leaves..
so please now..
stop your quibbling
my favorite liebling.

-Saiom Shriver-