Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Ode to the Ambush Bug


Cute For An Ambush Bug
Originally uploaded by DrPhotoMoto


She looks just like a flower,
But hasn't any scent,
Still as terracotta,
Void of sentiment.

Ambush Bug

Patience is her virtue,
Lurking is her game,
Stillness is her motto,
To eat you is her aim.

Ambush Bug

She wears an armored mantle,
Upon her dainty head,
With hands like lobster claws,
She holds you till you're dead.

Ambush Bug with Moth

Hasn’t any smile,
Her only tooth’s a fang
She fills you with digestive juice,
And drinks you all the same.

Ambush Bug

She's the be-all of beguilement,
Sister of Saddam Husayn,
If you’re thinking Ambush Bug,
That’s the bushwhackers name!

Samurai Assassin
Click on the above photo for a non poetic description of the ambush bug.

Y'All Come Back Now, Hear?
Y'All Come Back Now!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Mothra is Coming


Connor Griffin Flannery
Originally uploaded by DrPhotoMoto
Grandparenthood is really great. I was calling my daughter in law to tell her grandma was on the way only that's not what came out. Here is my text message:

"Hello Jennifer. Fathra here. Mothra coming. Call Mothra soon."

You see being a grandparent means a metamorphasis has occurred. It seems all the time your children have been pregnant your wife has been in a cocoon. Then comes the big day and the cocoon opens and your wife has transformed.

You might wonder what I am doing at this moment. Yes I am sitting with my dog while Mothra has gone to be with Connor. God bless him!

Connor Griffin Flannery
MOTHRA holding Conner

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Henry's Refrain


Henry's Elfin
Originally uploaded by DrPhotoMoto
My name is Henry and I'm plain to see!
Cause I like to hide so just let me be!
I love to eat Holly and Huckleberries;
But my favorite of all is the blueberry!

I'm Henry's Elfin and plain you see,
If I spot you first you'll not see me!

Look for me in the early Spring.
I like pines and trails and openings.
I'm an elf that likes twigs or a cedar tree.
If I spot you first you'll not spot me.

I'm Henry's Elfin and plain you see,
If I spot you first you'll not see me!

Monday, February 22, 2010

2750 Hand of God


2750 Hand of God
Originally uploaded by DrPhotoMoto
The sky is a great prism through which God paints His masterpieces.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Thistle Valentine


Thistle Valentine
Originally uploaded by DrPhotoMoto
Gaia so loves the thistle!
Each bloom she does adorn
With a tapestry of petals
and embroidery of thorn.

Be aware of the sweet thistle!
She stands beholden to none!
Her boquet's an enticement.
To taste her nectar and pollen.

Sweet thistle affair!
The once green stalk yet stands!
A skeleton of brown reeds
and withered prickly hands!

Behold brown thistle.
Not only thorn but seed is there.
She stands the weight of finches,
and launches them in the air.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Song of Spring


Language of Spring
Originally uploaded by DrPhotoMoto
Winter's Solstice is here;
Time for wonderment and cheer.
The Spell of Winter's Breath
Will soon be broken.
And the Song of Spring
Will be Spoken.

MOTO

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Grandfather's Speak


Grandfather's Speak
Originally uploaded by Dr Photo Moto
A Timely Reminder


Grandfather's Speak
Originally uploaded by Dr Photo Moto

Three Johns are we!
Posing for posterity!
Even now we wonder and question.
Who will gaze upon this reflection?


Will someone look back when we are spirits?
Will more Johns follow in our stead?
Who will remember what we have said?
When we are gone; when we are dead.

Though our voice is stilled, our picture flickers.
So we proffer this advice with utmost urgency.
Be good to your posterity; label you pictures.
Far better now then posthumously!