Jul
25th
2023
A Poem About Bugs · 10:04pm Jul 25th, 2023
In case anyone:
Would like to read my latest poem about bugs—because you can't have too many poems about bugs, seems to me—it's just been posted on the Silver Blade website. "Chant of the Insect Queen," it's called, and it's currently got a rather unfortunate typo in the first stanza right at the end of the 7th line where it can best foul up the rhyme scheme. I've written to the editors, though, and I hold out hope that one day it'll get corrected... 
Mike
Speaking of bugs...
It was very quiet in the Changeling Queen's throne cave, without a rustle or click of anything moving, when suddenly the door to the room went flying and the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony charged inside.
"We've finally tracked you down, Queen Chrysalis," shouted Twilight Sparkle, pointing dramatically at the empty throne. "We've come prepared for a fight this time, and you won't.... Where are they?" All six of the ponies (and one dragon) looked around the empty room to no avail, not finding a single changeling in any shadows or hiding under the rug, or at least until Spike tugged on Twilight's mane and pointed up.
Hundreds of glowing teal eyes peered out of the darkness of the ceiling, with one larger pair near the middle.
"Ah, HA!" Twilight pointed up at Chrysalis. "We have you cornered! Come down here and face justice, you pathetic insect!"
There was a faint shaking of the darkness, which appeared to be the physical version of "no" and repeated all across the ceiling.
"I do believe they are afraid of us," declared Rarity with a toss of her head to loft one curl of mane over her shoulder.
"N-n-not you," hissed a terrified voice from the ceiling. One holey hoof pointed in a general downward direction of the unoccupied throne and the Changeling Queen added, "Ss-s-s-spider!"
It was very quiet in the Changeling Queen's throne cave, without a rustle or click of anything moving, other than a hundred changelings and six ponies clinging to the ceiling.
"Spike," called out Twilight weakly from where she had wrested control of a stalactite from several small changelings, but at the cost of having them clutch frantically to her instead. "Do you think you could..."
Spike rolled his eyes and walked over to the throne, where he encouraged the small arachnid onto one outstretched hand. "Yes, I'll go put it outside like I do with the spiders in our castle."
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Did the editors leave out a 7th or 8th line of the fourth stanza too? "Storms that've blown" seems to do double duty in the rhyme scheme.
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That's the major part:
Of my job at the library. Spiders get escorted out of the building in a glass with an envelope covering the top while cockroaches and silverfish get squished.
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Yeesh:
Thank you. There is a whole line missing. I'll write to the editors again...
Mike
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Just as an update:
The whole poem with all the letters, words, and lines in their correct order, now appears to be available for everyone's dining and dancing pleasure.
Mike
5739661 Wonderful. (although I'm still spraying for ants today)
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Or:
Bring a bunch more spiders in! They'll eat the ants, and viola! All your problems will be solved!
Mike