Ode to the Mosquito: Poems of Humor, Buzz, and Bite

Mosquitoes in the garden.

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Mosquitoes in the garden. August 20, 2020 As summer deepens, the season’s sweetness sometimes comes with a sting—or perhaps, a whine.…

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Lovely Mosquito

Doug MacLeod, a renowned American blues musician. He is captured in a performance setting, likely playing his signature National Resonator guitar. MacLeod is known for his acoustic blues style and storytelling through his music. He is considered one of the last remaining bluesmen who learned directly from older masters of the genre.

by Doug MacLeod Lovely mosquito, attacking my arm As quiet and still as a statue, Stay right where you are! I’ll do you no harm- I simply desire to pat you. Just puncture my veins and swallow your fill For, nobody’s going to swot you. Now, lovely mosquito, stay perfectly still – A SWIPE! And…

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