Captain Caterpillar
On the koi pond
at the end of
the garden path,
in the shadow of
the catalpa tree,
a caterpillar
floats on a leaf and
imagines himself
captain of a ship,
sailing through
shark infested
waters.
at the end of
the garden path,
in the shadow of
the catalpa tree,
a caterpillar
floats on a leaf and
imagines himself
captain of a ship,
sailing through
shark infested
waters.
This poem is copyright (©) Deb Reidy 2025
About the Writer
Deb Reidy
Deb is a former elementary teacher from Indiana, USA. In the classroom, she enjoyed sharing the wonders of poetry with her students as she helped them write their own poems. Today, she has the good fortune to be a poet herself. Her work has been published in Cricket and Highlights magazines, The Dirigible Balloon, and the poetry anthologies The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Hop to It, What is Hope? and Clara’s Kooky Compendium. Deb is also the author of two educational resource books.
