Round the evergreen trees,
along the roadway
amber casings, transparent,
their skeletons discarded
shining in the afternoon sun.
Their soundings, silence
late Fall, almost Winter
where the cicadas’ voices
sang in the canopy,
the heat prodding them on
Already frozen, statuesque
the empty shells still clinging
blending in with the color
of the amber pitch, the bark,
almost hiding in plain sight
Above the dust of the needles
the pupae burst open,
their shells pointing
to their true homes
high in the treetops
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edited December 2, 2021
their skeletons discarded – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/their-skeletons-discarded-v3.html
edited December 2, 2021
Cicada Shells
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/cicada-shells.html
edited February 22, 2020
their skeletons discarded - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/02/round-giant-spruce-trees-at-back-of.html
February 12, 2010
Their Skeletons Discarded
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/their-skeletons-discarded.html
probably about 1972
57 Squawfield Road,
Westfield, MA
&
edited December 29, 2015
Cicada Feet – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/cicada-feet-v3.html
(merging edits to version 1 and version 2)
posted July 19, 2004
written 9/19/03 14:00, edits 9/19/03 18:40 – 19:50
Cicada Feet
– v1
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/07/cicada-feet.html
An earlier version than the one posted on February 15.
Posted
February 15, 2004
Further
edits 9/22/03, on 3rd stanza
Cicada Feet – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/cicada-feet.html
Edits a combination of mine and input from Roberta Woods,
particularly addition of second line about pupal stage
and line about body like a cigar butt
&
July 26, 2006 19:51
Cicada Shell
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/cicada-shell.html
&
edited
December 28, 2015
Looking Closer
– v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/looking-closer-v2.html
posted
February 14, 2004
written
6/18/2001 11:49am
Looking Closer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/looking-closer.html
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