Creator / imaginer: Dabbler in art, literature and sound.
As active members of the Curio Club,
The Crumb Sisters
Are no strangers
To Nocturna‘s private study rooms.
Situated
Upon the first floor,
Beyond the grand
Mahogany staircase,
The rooms are concealed
Behind doors that rarely appear
To be doors at all.
The entrance
To the Entomology Study Room
Is hidden behind an enormous,
Gilt-framed painting
Of Mother Nature,
Her serene figure surrounded
By a magnificent cloud
Of insects and butterflies.
Oh Black Witch Moth of the night,
With wings of mottled dark brown velvet,
Seeker of the northern sun.
I see you not as harbinger of death,
But as a noctuoid beauty in the moonlight
Your iridescent colours tease,
As you flutter and search the night,
Seeking the ripest forest fruits.
You are known by so many names,
Mariposa de la Muerte in South America.
The Mourning Moth in the Caribbean.
The Duppy Bat of Jamaica.
Indeed, if you are a lost soul dear lady,
you may find a home with me.
