Insects

I did witness  
 
the behavior of two  large
 
grasshoppers
 
balanced on a fence
 
in a field in Guatemala,  
 
in 1987, or after six months in Costa Rica
 
And 3 months in Nicaragua  
 
And a few short lost days in Honduras
 
The sun   is morning or evening misty brilliant,  
 
hues of hay,  
 
slowly rocking back and forth
 
to carry on their generations
 
such peacefulness
 
from the souls of grasshoppers
 
but what has that to do with Us?