Silkworm Odyssey Poem by Saiom Shriver

Ken Kesey described one
who flew over the cuckoo's nest.
Occasionally a bull
from the abbatoir escapes.

Sometimes a silkworm
which God begat
makes it to adulthood
without being boiled in a vat.

In memento mori
for the Bombyx mori.





Note: Bombyx mori: the

Chinese mulberry silkworm



Disturbing way silkworms made China world's leader produces 58,000 tons

of silk yearly

http: //www.takepart.com/article/2013/09/20/paralyzing-silk-worms-humane-treatmentchinese-mulberry-bombyx-mori

The short and sad life of a silkworm

http: //earthdivasblog.com/2010/04/12/the-short-and-sad-life-of-a-silkworm/

Doki, a children's tv show, promoted silk without mentioning that

the silkworms are killed. It is carried by Discovery Kids and Portfolio Entertainment

is broadcast by the Quba network. http: //quba.com





http: //www.drkaae.com/InsectCivilization/assets/Chapter_15_Butterflies_and_Moths..htm