The Ladybugs on a Redwood Stump
Ladybug, when I stop to count your spots,
the sun and the clouds and the wind stops too
and it’s just you and me and each spot to spot.
Each spot worth stopping for.
the sun and the clouds and the wind stops too
and it’s just you and me and each spot to spot.
Each spot worth stopping for.
This poem is copyright (©) Francine Rockey 2025
About the Writer
Francine Rockey
Francine is the author of TO FIND TREASURE IN THE MOUNTAINS (forthcoming with Yosemite Conservancy 2022). She carries poems with her everywhere she goes. Her words have appeared in the Mom Egg Review, The Scriblerus, and are forthcoming in The Coil. She lives in Bend, Oregon with her forever valentine and young sons where they often find poems under waterfalls.
