Weevil-mania

My Imaginary Menagerie

Weevil

I will fear no weevil...
E.O. Wilson once said the
Creator must have an
Inordinate fondness for
Beetles.
And among beetles,
We have the most species
Of weevils.
Many are considered pests
By those of us less
Than gods:
The boll weevil,
In a "wave of evil,"
Almost destroyed the
American cotton crop
In the late 1800s,
Contributing to the
Great Migration of
African Americans to the
Northern states
in the early 1900s.

But look at this
Indonesian creature!
Iridescent colors!
I have found an
Inordinate fondness.

About this poem

A few friends have asked about the red stamp with Asian characters. The characters are pronounced “Ha-tchi” in Japanese and signify “Eight Wisdom,” to represent the signature for Hummingbird Hatchling.