“One of the huge imbalances of life is the disparity between your daily existence, with its routines and habits, and the dream you have within yourself of some extraordinary satisfying way of living.” Wayne Dyer
Diving Still I thought she could see me, the reason she darted away, but no, she came back to the surface and darted away once more to the deeps of the pond, looking for morsels in her trip along this biosphere, up and down all day long, smooth glides fast and slow, and when at eve I retired I wondered if she was diving still. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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Interesting beetle, Paul. We have water striders, but I never heard of a diving beetle before. Very engaging poem! 🙂 How do you tell the sexes apart?
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I’m not really up on the finer details, but I do know that the females are larger in size and the male has a more complex front leg. I love watching them.
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There is something very appealing about this poem.
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Wistful was my aim, a sort of contemplation of a normal natural thing that is not obvious to the human eye all the time, thank you so much Liz 🙂
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You’re welcome, Paul. I think you’ve explained its appeal well.
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Thank you Liz 🙂
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You’re welcome, Paul. 🙂
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Interesting… i could relate 😊
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Interesting…I heard somewhere that beetles are nocturnal, so perhaps, she would be diving still!
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That’s right, I should go and have a look 🙂 Thank you for sharing that.
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This got me pondering
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That is wonderful, thank you for sharing that.
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Reblogged this on Nelsapy.
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Many thanks indeed 🙂
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Thank you so much
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Wonderfully written…
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We used to have bugs like that in our pool. They were hard to catch and throw out.
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I often find them in the pump filter, but mostly they’re tough little things.
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They are! lol
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