On a late summer walk,
two steps into the hayfield,
young grasshoppers, by the dozens,
are snapping their new wings.
They leap and land,
leap and land;
steps ahead of
my invading hiking boots,
which must seem like
a ground storm to them.
They leap and land,
like tiny mortar rounds,
sprinkling the green field
and grasses like
live drops of rain.
© 2021 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1, 2, & 3. Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan
