The Luggerbug
The greater spotted luggerbug,
less welcome than the common slug,
frequents aristocratic hair
of minor royals in Finisterre,
and has a talent seldom seen
in parasites found in hair cream,
as from within the coiffeured curls,
among the rubies and the pearls,
it sings a snatch of Spanish tunes
to latin rhythms on the spoons,
which drives the upper class insane
upon that north west point of Spain.
less welcome than the common slug,
frequents aristocratic hair
of minor royals in Finisterre,
and has a talent seldom seen
in parasites found in hair cream,
as from within the coiffeured curls,
among the rubies and the pearls,
it sings a snatch of Spanish tunes
to latin rhythms on the spoons,
which drives the upper class insane
upon that north west point of Spain.
This poem is copyright (©) Jonathan Humble 2024
About the Writer
Jonathan Humble
Jonathan lives in Cumbria. His work has been published online and in print in a number of magazines and anthologies. His first collection of poetry, My Camel's Name Is Brian, was published by TMB Books in 2015. His second poetry book, Fledge came out in 2020 through Maytree Press. His poems for children have been shortlisted and highly commended in the Caterpillar and Yorkmix poetry competitions and he is the editor of The Dirigible Balloon. His poems Masterclass and This Work is Done were chosen as the Milk House Poem of the Year at the end of 2022 and 2023.
