Prognostication
Today I took a long bicycle ride
On the back country roads and noted the
Great majority of meandering,
Migrating wooly caterpillars
Resembled miniature Marilyn
Monroes made, by forces of nature
Beyond their ken, bright blonde and slow to move
To avoid objects and events that
Surely will destroy them.
Nevertheless the Lepidoptera
Portend a meek and mild winter this year.
Ned Randle resides in Southern Illinois right across the mighty Mississippi River from St. Louis, where he writes poetry and prose. He has published numerous poems in literary journals and reviews such as The Spoon River Quarterly, Poydras Review, Barnwood International Poetry Journal and Lummox Coffeetown Press also published Running at Night-Collected Poems in April 2013. Website: http://www.nedrandle.com/