"Four From the Forest Floor" (Brad Leithauser)
May 1, 2008
"Four From the Forest Floor"
A Rhinoceros Beetle
Not dead, but dwindled,
The dinosaurs: he rears his
Snout and almost roars.
Overnight Mushrooms
These neighborhood shrines,
White as snow, show the clean hands
Of stolen labor.
A Millipede
It’s the thousand legs,
Smoothing his slither, that make
Him look like a snake.
Pseudoscorpion and Argentine Ant
Droll as a doll’s dream–
This mite-sized meet, chase, close–though
The kill’s genuine.
–Brad Leithauser
from Toad to a Nightingale
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