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Mosquito
by Deborah K. Frontiera
Friday, June 20, 2003

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This poem was published in Voices Of Michigan, Vol. 11. The editor chose it because she said it made her laugh.

Familiar whine in my ear
You settle on my forearm
Prepare to pierce my skin with your proboscis
I raise my had to strike

Wait!
What if I let you complete the cycle?
You might feed the songbird
Who cheers my day.

You larvae might feed the minnow
Who feeds the fingerling
Who feeds the pike
Who feeds me.

You might be a meal
For the brown bat
Whose guano fertilizes
Tomatoes for my salad.

SMACK!
But not today.

Deborah K. Frontiera

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Reviewed by Regis Auffray	5/13/2006

Uniquely captivating, Debbie. Well done! Thank you. Love and peace to you, Regis




Reviewed by Maria Cristina Azcona	7/15/2003

Very original and creative. realism in poetry has the savoir affair of a delicious meal.

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