Austrosimulium australense
Hemophilius Bloodtuckeris
"SAND
FLY, SAND FLY…WHERE ART THOU?"
Sand
fly, sand fly, where art thou?
Hiding
in yon shady bough?
Waiting
for the cool of eve
Your
next extractions to conceive?
Sand
fly, sand fly, bite me not,
Behold
the welts that you’ve begot!
Sand
fly, sand fly go and bite
Another
friend onto alight!
Sand
fly, sand fly, I love you,
You’re
God’s creature, pure and true,
You
need blood ‘cause it’s your tucker,
Yet
bless another with your sucker!
Sand
fly, sand fly, seek in vain
A
hidden artery to drain,
Our
corpuscles live in fear
Of
your tiny pointed sucking spear.
Sand
fly, sand fly, biting hard,
When
it comes to blood you’re no retard.
To
feed your insatiable appetite
Our
hemoglobin’s your delight!
Sand
fly, sand fly, all around
How
your numbers do abound!
Sand
fly, sand fly, dining late,
May
our bloods coagulate.
Sand
fly, our sweet reddish bumps
Resembling
chicken measle-mumps!
A,
B, O, we’ve many kinds
Of
bloods: your menu resource finds.
To
comprehend, I cannot tell
If
it’s blood or skin you like so well;
Fat
or lymph or maybe sweat
Makes
up the diet you have et!
Sand
fly, sand fly, on my knee,
You’re
my friend eternally.
Sand
fly, sand fly, on my neck,
Ouch!
That hurts, yo, what the heck?
Sand
fly, sand fly, in the sky,
Draining
us until we’re dry,
Until
our blood clots hard and thick,
And
you’ve had enough to make you sick!
Winged
vampires, you’re so dear,
Drilling
platform: please stay clear!
Attacking
from within your cloud,
Dracula
would yet be proud!
Sand
fly, you’re insect ancestor,
But
please don’t help our bites to fester!
For
you this place a sanctuary,
But
stay away from my capillary!
Yon
wee avian parasite,
To
many people you’re a fright!
You
and mozzie in collusion
To
perform another dire transfusion!
Mobile
blood-banks we are to thou,
Our
real purpose, here and now,
For
us to become what sand-fly lacks,
A
race of hemophiliacs!
Sand
fly, sand fly, where art thou?
Hiding
in yon shady bough,
Waiting
for the cool of eve
Your
next extraction to conceive?
JEFF PHILLIPS
JAN-FEB 2019
GOLDEN BAY NZ
