Day 9--National Poetry Month--Rictameter--Mexican Jumping Bean

Today I'm doing a rictameter (not a rick roll) poem. If you want to know how to do this one, go here. And now I present, my poem:

MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN

Larva

Encapsulated

Avoiding too much heat

Your wormy body rocking hard

You jiggle and hop to escape to coolness

Next spring you'll chew a little hole

Cork it with silken threads

Until wings grow

New moth

(Hey. It's still the same insect. Just grown up a bit.)
If you'd like to read more about Mexican jumping beans, go  here or here for a video.

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