june seventh

june 7 2015

“Since humanity, collectively won’t see

 the necessity of preserving the natural environment, 

I’m looking to the intelligence of the biosphere 

for insight”.”

perhaps the image
is of bees dancing
as they do
to spread the news
that it has been
finally recognized
in canada
that neonicitinoids
although good for the
corporate bottom line
are bad for life
as we know it

there was a 

commotion 

up in the trees

jays squawked

as if hard-done-by

smaller birds were

diving at them

i suspected the 

phoebe kids 

were about to fleg

and the jays were

looking for 

an easy kill

the nest above 

my painting wall

is in the shadows

behind the beam

so i got my camera

and they all took flight

right over my head

that night was

warm and humid 

with fire flies

to entertain 

mimicking stars

darting about as they do

companied by the sound

of rain falling in the form

of caterpillar shit