Beetle mania

by Kevin T McEneaney

When did you last speak to a small beetle?

Was it hiding under dandelion?

You should speak to a beetle once a year

since they account for 25%

of all animal species on this earth

that we know of, yet there are many more

unidentified species to the tune of about one million more wee beetles.

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If you find a new species of beetle,

your name might be applied to the beetle….

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The music band The Beetles aspired

to popularity on a grand scale,

much like the ubiquitous ladybug….

Kevin T McEneaney

Author of The Enclosed Garden, Longing, and other books