Venus Fly Trap

By Alchemist

She sits there                                             : ...
Such a sly casual grin                                    :            %
Venus wallowing in sunshine               . . :
Organic               (        ! Teeth         :
Mouth                                 ( %   )    %
Open                             %
WIde                       (       !      !    )
Ajar                         Petals bite
A fly in the ointment dying
Is just a pace of life
Beguilling
Flirting
Sweet
Lore
prey
Rest
Poison
Desolves
And beauty
Opens again
For a new dinner
Disgustingly
Charming
Scent
Lure
Trap
Bait
The kill
Nectar
Close
Fangs
Fate is
A sexy
Death
Of an annoying pest......................%..................%..%..........................

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Published on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Filed under: "Tribute" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Venus Fly Traps are only found in a 35 mile radius around Wilmington, NC (my home state).

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Comments on "Venus Fly Trap"

A former member wrote: Stunning piece of writing again...very unique :)
On Saturday, October 22, 2011, whisperingwalls (210) wrote:

Completely agree with Dwellas. Though few words, your choice of diction and fragmented style lended itself to a great description of this predator, congrats man.
A former member wrote: This is great. I liked the structure, and I had to smile at it as I read through the poem. A sexy death, indeed
On Thursday, August 4, 2011, dwells (4177) wrote:

Shawn - the economy of words also created a first rate poem, well-done!
A former member wrote: Have you ever viewed any works by one of our fellow member poets, and one of my own personal favorites on this site, balo0nhead? He is a a MASTER of this genre. Check him out. This one is awesome, love the shape. --Draven
On Saturday, August 6, 2011, Alchemist (679) wrote:

Yeah, he rocks I checked out his stuff and book marked em'. I revised this work so give it another read if you would, thanks..