to a fast fresh running
umpqua stream
and gathered a rock
the face of this rock
held a caddisfly home
a smaller rock enclave
twice the size of the bug
hidden in the middle
where rushing waters flow
delivering food and shelter
occular magnification revealed
a stonefly crawling the surface
and a beetle and two tiny
flea type specs so small, so small
that now five fates were
in my hands as i held this rock
i placed my rock down gently
in a pool carved by a riffle
returning my little friends
to their fast flowing livelihoods
(c) 2007 lemme howdt
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