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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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I am so tired of bugs From the fleas in my rugs To the mites in my poor kitties' ears. It seems wherever I turn There's some larva or worm... For some reason, it's much worse this year! Love bugs mess up my car I can't go very far Without stopping to scrape my windshield And need tweezers to pick Off a colony of ticks Every time the dog runs through a field. Mosquitoes' symphonic whine Drives me out of my mind Knowing I'm targeted for their meal. Chiggers get fat and thrive As they eat me alive - All in all, humans get a raw deal! Aphids gnaw on my flower beds And it's tough to make fresh bread When the pantry becomes home to weevils. If I turn on a light In the depths of the night Moths attack like some creatures of evil! And then there's the flies And the gnats at your eyes And vicious wasps, hornets and bees. The chinch bugs chomp my yard It is really quite hard To find a place that's bug free! Butterflies flip their wing For I can't do a thing Except scream as a roach scurries past. With no-see-ums in tents Camping trips are hell sent - Just how long will this invasion last? I cry uncle as ants Somehow crawl up my pants With only one mission: to bite! Every insect I kill Has his place quickly filled It's obvious I'm losing this fight! |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Losing the fight? No need to fear, It'll be alright, If you'll call Balladeer... Great poem... |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
ahhhhhhhh...southern living..I know it well. The poem is adorable, even though it's a little buggy :-) |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
LOL ... funny you should mention it... I was just doing some "whining" of my own... every time I go out to water my flowers I become a mosquito buffet. I guess the bugs are our payback for all the pollution we cause. Mother Nature's sense of humor that leaves us scratching instead of laughing. Cute and clever timely rhymes Ruth-girlie, Like Toe, as I read this I was thinking this ones got Balladeers name all over it  OH...and sorry about my mothy friends...I'll tell them to leave ya be  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
But Toe... that's just changing the species of the pest??? LOL Just kidding, Deer... just kidding. *G* Thanks, sweets... glad you like. *S* Rosie: Thank you very much... and yanno, I've been buggy before. LOL Sorry, JM... I missed you while I was typing. *S* ROFL @ mosquito buffet... thanks for reading! [This message has been edited by suthern (07-25-2002 09:16 AM).] |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
suthern I guess we could all learn persistence from the wee ones that bug us Enjoyed the humorous look! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SweetSuthernGal~ You sound to me like you need a  HuggyBuggy Cute ... kinda makes my skin crawl ... but CUTE~  Wait until you get to Florida ... the skeeters are so big they pick you up and take you where they want to devour you !  *HuggyBugHug* ~*Me*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Ruth? Those critters are probably the aftermatch of that flood...bugs LOVE water (groaning as I type in a swamp...) smiles to ya, counting the days to fall... |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
ROTF....Suthern, the comments ARE as cute as the poem! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Martie: Persistence I have! LOL Just ask Toe! *G* Thank you... glad you enjoyed! *S* Marge: It made my skin crawl, too... I know they keep Bal in business, but I don't like bugs! LOL Fortunately, it's mainly fiction... unfortunately, SNAKES are our bane this summer. *G* And doncha know? *G* Our skeeters pull barges through swamps... honest. *G* Thank you very much! serenity: Yammean those 5 whole days we get if we're lucky? LOL Thank you! Sunshine: Aren't they always? At least on mine? LOL Thanks for enjoying! *S* |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
rofl. . . there's just way too much fun in this poem. . . great work. . . ------------------------------------------------------------------ To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Krissy Senior Member
since 2002-02-22
Posts 556kent England |
Suthern hi there, Oh no not bugs, and as for snakes, keep them away from me. I’m about snakes as mum is to flying, I can’t even walk past them when they are in a cage that has foot thick glass walls. This is a wonderful poem, mum pointed me in your direction, she said you were a good writer and she’s never wrong about that. There are so many writers here that sometimes I need mum to point out the very special ones. Which you obviously are, I can’t wait to meet you in September, it is going to be the best time ever As always Krissy   And while thy willing soul transpiers |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) Oh Suthern, I know just how you feel, sweet friend, I hate mosquitoes and flies because they can have diseases and I just want to be safe from illnesses! (sigh) This is wonderfully expressed, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Suthern, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
LOL! But it isn't at all funny! Why do we have to have all these nasty bugs? '...Mosquitoes' symphonic whine Drives me out of my mind Knowing I'm targeted for their meal...' In my neck of the woods, these are the worst! My husband and I just got back from our walk by the river and I can feel the bites swelling as I type. Shortly I'll be scratching and scratching. This was a great write - I enjoyed it but sure do hate those darn bugs and insects. Hugs, Marti "Even if life is full of thorns, I still embrace it for I know that in between those thorns, there is a rose worth all the pain." |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Poor Suthern girl! Those poor little bugs are so tiny and yet they evoke so much hatred! You should be used to microscopic things, having spent time with Toerag If it gets really bad, I DO make mouse calls, yanno? Besides, they're attracted to sweet things. Take it as a compliment! hmmmm...this poem may bug me into making a poem of my own...  |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Suthern - I came north to get away from all those bugs, but was bitten by a mosquito just now. Ouch! Darn buggers... BC |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Sven: It wasn't much fun when it kept "bugging" me as I was trying to sleep! LOL Thank you very much... glad you enjoyed! *S* Krissy: I'm not fond of snakes, either... especially after a snake bite almost killed my farm cat earlier this summer. Thank you very much... your "special" just made my day. *S* M'toe: I'm so glad you enjoyed! *S* Thank you very much! NewEngland: Thank you very much! *S* Calamine is no help, it just turns me pink And Benadryl puts me to sleep I'd stay inside, but I honestly think Bugs would still find ways to make me weep! Bal: No, no, NO!!!! Heaven knows, I don't need mice, too! LOL And it's hard to feel complimented when you're being disfigured by itchy welts. LOL Write on, Deer One... I'll be waiting to read! *S* Bill: They're everywhere, aren't they? LOL Thanks for reading! |
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