Bait

Slicker

in passing

she sleeps stretched out flat
on cool hard slate
she whimpers
her tail lifts and thumps briefly on the floor
her desires  are revealed in her dreams

Obituary for the grasshopper

Another little life lost yesterday in Lucy's outdoor water bowl. It sank to the bottom of the bowl.  Grasshoppers only live three to five months. I'm marking its death, its fantastic and beautiful structure.