Interesting Insects 2 - The Story Of A Red May Beetle Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon
Interesting Insects 2 - The Story Of A Red May Beetle
This is the story of a Red May Beetle
The little one lost on a rock.
Injured and incapacitated,
Its legs trembling,
Tilted and turned,
Terrified and unable to move or fly.
The Red May Beetles are very protective
They will never let their young ones suffer.
A strong, determined Beetle came flying down.
Was she the Mother or the father?
A friend or a well wisher?
Or a Good Samaritan? I had no idea!
The Big Beetle tried its best to lift the injured one
But Alas! It could not!
But the Beetle did not lose hope.
The Beetle was determined.
It flew back to its friends and alerted them
It convinced them that one of them was lost on a rock.
How they all came charging down to rescue
The injured little red beetle. Unbelievable!
One thing was certain! They are not like some human beings
Who will leave the injured ones alone on the road,
Ignore them, indifferent to its sufferings,
Leave it to fend for itself or even let it die!
The leader Beetle began its modus operandi.
It flew down like a helicopter for the rescue operation,
Along with its supporting group of beetles
They glided down on a broad leaf,
Landed on the rock and effortlessly slid the injured beetle onto the leaf.
They carried away the May beetle with them. The take-off was perfect!
It was a wonderful sight.
The beetles cared and protected each other,
They stood together solidly like a rock.
Who says that insects have no hearts?
They have more compassionate hearts,
Most faithful and reliable than the human beings!
They will never let their young ones suffer. This is the specialty of God's creation. Animals and insects are more reliable than human beings. Insects also have hearts! This poem is very nicely penned! ..10
Human beings are believed to be intellectually far superior than other living beings including insects and animals but the narrative about the meticulous work undertaken to rescue an injured beetle by other members of its own community tells us an altogether different story.
2 I like story a great deal, esp. the " leaf" part. but it almost sounds like human-bashing! ! ! well, some humans deserve to be bashed! ! Ha ha. bri :)
1 Why capitalize Mother & not father? oh, you ARE a woman! ! stanza 4, i understand your use of " How" , but i bet a lot will not. Perhaps add " ! " at end of that sentence also. And i'd match " injured ones" to " their (not its) sufferings" . And adjust wording of last line of stanza 4 accordingly. :) last stanza: " cared for" , OR put comma after " cared" start last line with More
Interesting story of insects was captured in wonderful sight. The beetles cared and protected. You are a good observer of animals and birds. I admire your way of presentation. I have enjoyed this poem in nice way...10+
(2) 'The Story Of A Red May Beetle' reveals the stark contrast and oddity of human nature. Thanks, Geeta ji, for giving a human touch to this amazing poem. I would like to quote The injured little red beetle... The beetles cared and protected each other, One thing was certain! They are not like some human beings (but are more) compassionate.. faithful and reliable than the human beings!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Delivering Poems Around The World
Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...
9/22/2024 3:14:07 AM # 1.0.0.1119
excellent rescuing story of insects; yeah right you are, every insect has the compassionate heart for the own species /// beautiful poem; I enjoyed