Tapestry of life

Tapestry of life

A snail was snatched by a swallow

Meanwhile I was stung by a mosquito

That was quite accidental and natural

But when the bird swallowed the insect

I may in the dark met them all

My blood may with the snail’s body mix

And make its way into the bird’s shell gland

Which the bone and wings of a newborn fix

That may fly thousands of miles over land

And the egg shell? May be taken by another snail

Or down the deep by corals, crabs, or by a whale