Silver swish

By Rhiannonw

Sat, 15 Sep 2012
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12 comments
 

Glimpse of silver,
swish and skitter,
fish-like darting, wriggling slither,
little harmless insect flitter;
– do you cringe, or jump or shiver?
Disliked lodgers little matter
if they number just a few,
and they little damage do,
find a grain of starch or two,
nibble up a bit of glue
from a book that’s far from new,
hiding quickly from our view
– rather, from our switched-on light –
silverfish that glide at night.

Certificate U
Poem
Nature
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Sooz006 on
The more I read this, the more it grew on me. Yes... this one got to me, I like it.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, seems it worked then! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Nicely described Rhiannon. Reminds me of nocturnal visits too the loo in Whetstone.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, I'm glad you 'enjoyed' it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Love your vocabulary in this one, Rhiannon. A skilfully crafted poem with your hallmark, most certainly. Tina

 

Submitted by Indrani Ananda on
Indrani Ananda What a lovely little poem about lovely little creatures. You've captured their slipperiness very well in such a few lines. I'm always finding silverfish in my house, they are like little streaks of mercury. Indrani.

Indrani Ananda

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, Tina, for your kind words. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
And Indrani, thank you too, for telling me your appreciation. They are such interesting creatures aren't they, though often such a shock to people! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

This is a fun piece to read. I can remember that we had silverfish when I lived at home. I can't remember where they were or how we got rid of them.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I'm not sure you can really 'get rid' of them, or that they matter unless they are lots! But they can be a bit of a shock to people who haven't seen them before, but I'm not sure why they sometimes seem to appear more. Glad you enjoyed the fun read! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on

Enjoyed this - poetry as a fun educational tool! Loved the rhymes and we both picked up on the starchiness of these pesky creatures...in fact you've inspired me...I'm going to re-write my effort using rhyming couplets! 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Kilb, I must look out for that! But your present work was interesting, maybe that's your style! Rhiannon