The Gnat, The Moth, The Bird, The Spider

These four creatures taught me a little lesson on life.

The Gnat, The Moth, The Bird, And The Spider

The birds hover in the updraft,
The gnats fly by.
One of the birds swoop down,
And I see a little gnat die.

The moth lays eggs upon the branch
When a strong breeze brings it down.
The ants kill her,
There is a funeral procession upon the ground.

There is a nest up in the tree
From which a twittering, chirping sounds.
The parents are teaching their kin to fly,
There they are, above the school grounds!

I watch as the spider's egg sac is sewn,
With such precision to every thread.
It is in this way that
Life will begin and life will end.