Grasshopper in Green

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Mr Green

I went out for a walk

just before dusk

and thinking of Meri

stopped to look at the vine

that grew the curly flower

I showed you yesterday

I bent over the vine
 parted the leaves

and I came eye to eye

with Mr Green himself

as verdant and vibrant

as his surroundings

he watched me 

from his single eye

the one I could see

and pretended he wasn't there

and he almost wasn't

such was his wonderful camouflage

so I left him
to continue with his chomping
through the green
and continued on my way

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