Outlined
in the deepening dusk,
erratic silhouettes
zig and zag for insects.
Swooping in one-hundred-foot circles.
Disappearing, reappearing,
fluttering on wings of skin
just above the canopy of oaks.
It's a fascinating show, so,
watch it while you can,
before the fading light
dims to darkness;
though the show
continues
into the night,
unseen.
© 2021 Richard Havenga
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Video Location: Home Woods ~ Cannonsburg, Michigan
As this August evening cools,
a breath of a breeze
sifts through the screen
onto my head and shoulders,
brings soothing relief
after a week of humid heat.
I sigh, breathe deeply,
and continue to write:
about the bats
with their skittering flight
as dusk descends,
about the Snowy Tree Crickets
trying to synchronize their sounds
from the string section
high in the canopy of trees,
about the fireflies
flashing their yellow-green lanterns
under the darkening woods.
© 2021 Richard Havenga
Videos taken with Samsung Galaxy S-10 from Home Woods
