Day: July 21, 2019

The word prompt for Debbie’s One Word Sunday: Fly

We look at the word fly
What do we see
Of course I see a fly
Sitting on my arm
Ready to bite

Or is it
A spider and a fly
caught in the web
Buzzing, thrashing
Awaiting the inevitable

Or perhaps a butterfly
Sitting upon a leaf
Resting after a long flight
Showing it’s splendor
Enjoying the Sun

Maybe a Dragonfly
Looking about
Watching the camera
To ensure a capture
Of its good side

But it is always
a Fly that keeps
Coming back to the thoughts
When Fly is mentioned
Some doing laps of a jug

But Butterfly is the best
Resplendent in colour
As it sits atop a flower
Drinking the nectare
In The morning sun
But no
It is always a fly
A large horsefly
Buzzing around waiting
To find a place to bite
Who could dislike
Those splendid features
Eyes that can see
In multiple facets
A proboscis ready to draw blood

But some may venture
Further afield
And wish to fly
To be aloft
ready to explore
I seem to think of birds
There are many a bird
Who will invoke the fly
A Leaden Flycatcher
Will make you think Fly
Soaring above
The sky it’s domain
A Square-tailed Kite
Showing us the wonder
Of being able to fly

But for most of us
When we see the word
Fly
It is mostly the humble
Little creature – The Fly