Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRIVIAL DETAIL, by VIOLET HELEN FRIEDLAENDER


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First Line: Floating on the water in the a.R.P. Bucket
Last Line: Extraordinarily happy.
Subject(s): Insects; Ladybirds; Life; War; Bugs; Ladybugs


Floating on the water in the A.R.P. bucket
Was a round reddish speck
That turned out to be a ladybird.
It looked lifeless;
But on a whim
I dipped a finger into the sun-warmed bucket
And extracted the tiny thing.
Laying it on a mellow brick in the rockery,
I went on down the garden path with the bucket
And filled the bird-bath.
And just now, on my way back,
I stopped to look;
And there was the ladybird
Bustling about the hot, richly grooved brick,
Exploring, interested, totally recovered.

I have saved the life of a ladybird!
And, as I refilled the bucket
For its more sinister purpose,
Suddenly, ridiculously,
In the midst of crashing continents,
I felt for a moment
Extraordinarily happy.





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