Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The Spotted Lanternfly

My husband noticed, near my bench,

A spotted lanternfly.

I didn’t have to kill it;

Something else caused it to die.

 

I’m looking at it, upside down

And really, it’s a pity

That something so destructive

Can look cool and downright pretty.

 

This species, most invasive,

Has the city on alert.

We’ve been told, on sight, to stomp them,

Though the thought might disconcert.

 

Like roaches and mosquitoes,

I will add this newfound pest

To the list of critters I might send

To their eternal rest.

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