The hungry wife

by Ann Struthers in the July 28, 2021 issue

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Macho firefly flashes, dances, tacks.
Lady firefly flashes him back,
“For my tea, you’re the whole cup;
You’re so sweet, I could just eat you up.
I’ve no time to kid; I don’t kid.”
And after the mating, she did, she did.

This poem appears in the July 28, 2021 issue.

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