Covered in brown sugar and milk chocolate,
topped with a double dare, I don't care;
the answer's the same.
Remember hovering behind summer's screen door,
feeling protected, their high-pitched song
of chirps and clicks sent fear down my spine;
these nymphs emerged, zombie-like from the ground,
shed exoskeletons draped upon favorite trees,
horrified when I learned there were annual types
not just 17-year broods. Some boil them
as one would a lobster, five minutes, immerse them
in ice water, picking off wings and legs
(or they'll get stuck in your teeth).
Perhaps I adore red-headed woodpeckers as they feast
upon these beady-eyed beasts, no need
for fancy toppings or provocation.
Crickets and katydids lulled me in and out of sleep,
still find their night songs quite comforting;
darkness perhaps a soothing blanket.
Thank you, but I'll pass on the box of chocolates,
even the tempting selection from the heart of France;
plain old Hersheys will do.
by Margaret Bednar, August 15, 2019
Cicadas are daytime insects - crickets and katydids sing at night.
This video even starts out like a horror film - my childhood fears vindicated! I had chills racing up and down my spine ... seriously!
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