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A Yearbook for Larry



November, Week 47

BEETLES

Coleoptera
delicate wings
protected by a hard outer shell
efficient legs, jaws and antennae
a vast array of imaginative designs
for every habitat and purpose
colors that are vivid, nacreous
lustrous, prismatic
the largest order
in the largest class (insects)
in the largest phylum (arthropods)
the ruling caste of
Terra
November, Week 48

THANKSGIVING

Turkey
barrel-bodied bird
bald-headed fowl
kin to pheasant and peacock
cloaked in irridescent plumage
decorated with stripes
ready to play the game
a poultry of grand scale
December, Week 49

SAGITTARIUS (The Archer)

Point

arrow, spear, pin, needle
thorn, spine, barb

dot

a location, a moment
boiling point, contact point, make a point
a unit of measure
marks on a compass
show the way, aim, direct
purpose, antler tine, main idea

sharp

December, Week 50

CEPHALOPODS

Mollusks with parrot beaks and suction cups
tentacles, suckers, complex captivating eyes
luminescence, ink, chromatophores, poison
plastic, pliant, supple
creeping
          oozing
                    darting
                              flashing through the water



top, left to right: vampire squid, octopus,
giant squid, cuttlefish
center: chambered nautilus
bottom, left to right: pelagic squid, deep-sea
squid, luminescent squid, squid, blue-ringed
octopus
December, Week 51

WINTER SOLSTICE

Ice grips all it touches
snowstorms, blizzards
piling layer upon layer
on drifts and glaciers and fields
the biomass lies dormant
sinuous white sculptures
cover the silent land
glassy, frozen lids of lakes
protect the delicate contents
in their quiet slumber
thousands of stars
glisten
through the long, chill night
December, Week 52

CHRISTMAS

Tinsel, lights, sparkling jewels
the tree of life
crowned
with a shining star
ornaments, decorations, glittering adornments
transfiguring
the white-washed winter
into a
splendid and scintillating
rainbowed
carnival
of
brightness




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