Saint Paul, 15 December 2005
A fishwife of fine-spun felicity
Her arms like well worn spatulas
Secrete to her cilia a booby trap
A snare for imperial dragon flies
To smother in mucilage
A sundew's deed is to
Asphyxiate and digest
Notes:
The sundew is a plant with hair-covered leaves
that produce a sweet-smelling, sticky substance.
Insects are trapped on the leaves and eventually
die. Their nutrients are absorbed by the plant.