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A CATERPILLAR

When You pick
UP
A
CATERPILLAR
They will
INSTINCTIVELY
Protectingly
Survivoringly
CURL
Right UP
Into
A TIGHT
BALL

As they are being
SAFE
Than
SORRY
And READY, for
DANGER
Or
F
A
L
L

I was
Surprised
To SEE
A Pretty
CATERPILLAR
Of
BLACK with a BROWN
Strip
Down
The
MIDDLE

They are a Beautiful
Sight  SO
Furry
And Prickley
Soft and
LITTLE

In the
Middle of AUGUST
I Didn't think that
The
CATERPILLARS
Would Still be in the early
FALL
Crawling
AROUND

As MOSTLY
In the SPRING
CATERPILLARS
Will
Be
FOUND

The
CATERPILLARS
Are LOOKING
For a HOME
To
Build
A
COCOON

And
BECOME
A

M
I
R
A
C
L
E

Beautiful
Butterfly
So high and Flying
Free
SOON


By John D JUNGERS
12---AUGUST---2018


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A CATERPILLAR