The cicada revealed itself to me. Gray to the touch, Streamlining itself into oval curves, To cooperate with the summer storms. I listened to the tangy air. Watched as they organized their flight And as they disappeared With their flowery baggage All while lightning struck the air.
I think I was reading a book that talked about cicadas and I had an urge to look them up. Somehow that lead to this poem on a topic that I would never have chosen to do myself.