Monday, June 11, 2018

Great spangled fritillary

There is a butterfly called the Great Spangled Fritillary.  An amazing name. Who would not want to be a fritillary, much less a spangled fritillary.

The wonderment
Of animal names:
Who decided
They are great
Or small
Spangled
Or dotted
Magnificent
Like the frigate bird
Tiny
Like the shrew
Or vole.
In relation to what
I often ask
But then
I am full
Of such questions.
What is great
What is not
So great?



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