Two Teeny Flying Bugs
Flash Fiction 55, Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 12 April 2012 @ 5:55 PM 40 Comments
two teeny flying bugs
are square dancing
on my laptop screen
here this afternoon.
The smaller gnat
must be the girl.
She’s quite the
jaunty jumper,
making sure to
keep her feet
always within
the pixels, like
a child avoiding
sidewalk cracks.
The male is off
my screen now
– gone to fetch
beer I imagine.
This is for The G-Man, fiction in 55 words.
square dance photo belongs to Jim Osborne, square dance caller.
On 12 April 2012 at 6:44 pm
ayala said,
Charming and sweet
xo
On 12 April 2012 at 8:43 pm
Margaret said,
This is pure genius! Beer drinking gnats avoiding sidewalk cracks. ha ha. This should be set to folk music!
On 12 April 2012 at 8:47 pm
G-Man said,
Jannie…?
Do-Si-Do to you too.
Loved your 55
Yours is the only one I’m visiting tonight
I’m very sick and weak
Have a Kick Ass Week-End
You ROCK!!
On 12 April 2012 at 9:22 pm
Pat Hatt said,
The cat would just eat the dancing bugs and that would be that, very amusing how you caught them though and a beer why not?..haha
On 12 April 2012 at 11:36 pm
Alice Audrey said,
What’s a hootinanny without beer? Gotta hop to it.
On 13 April 2012 at 7:51 am
brian miller said,
or take a nap you know…us guys need our rest (beauty sleep) smiles.
On 13 April 2012 at 8:36 am
izzy said,
Well that is very Hoppingly hopeful- thanks I like it!
On 13 April 2012 at 10:40 am
Lynn said,
I wonder if those bugs how festive outfits like that? Just wondering. Happy Friday, my friend!
xo
On 13 April 2012 at 11:15 am
Jannie said,
Dearest Beautiful Children Of The Universe…
Enchanted to speak with you again!
AYALA! Why thank you, Sugar Pumpkin.
MARGARET!!! I do like how this one popped out. I had lots of fun communing with those little dancers.
G-Man. So sorry to hear you are sick and weak. Sounds like the flu? Take good care, and thanks for popping in when you were not feeling well.
PAT!! I swear the littler cat probably eats more bugs than kibble. takes care of the occasional roach, useful little thang.
BRIAN!! LOL. I can’t imagine YOU take too many naps, you sound like you’re always on the go.
IZZY! Hoppingly Hopeful — I like THAT!!!! And were you too shy today to leave a link?
LYNN!! Yes, they did indeed. Lovely yellow satin outfits, with a bit of a matador theme.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
On 13 April 2012 at 11:20 am
Leslie said,
I decided there should be a song titled “Jannie”
it would be a beautiful song about a beautiful and kind lady with a twinkle in her eye who sees bugs square dancing
hugs sweetness!!!
On 13 April 2012 at 11:29 am
Other Mary said,
Haha – that’s a fun one! I hope no one spills beer on your screen!
)
On 13 April 2012 at 12:02 pm
Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. great beer bugs .. but they do love a good beer – and I expect those four squarers do too when they’ve finished their dancing .. I’ll get up and dance with the little flies when they next come calling and perhaps entice them into the kitchen for a glass of wine?!
Cheers and I too hope Gman feels better soon .. the English used to survive because of the beer they drank – perhaps he should do the same .. cup of tea time for me .. Hilree xoxoxo
On 13 April 2012 at 12:09 pm
myra said,
what a fun blog. Those flies were actually just trying to read it, but predictably, the guy’s more attracted to beer.
On 13 April 2012 at 12:10 pm
myrna said,
Ooops. It’s Friday the 13th. Could that be why I misspelled my name? I’m Myrna.
On 13 April 2012 at 12:33 pm
Nara Malone said,
Laughing. I love the way your mind works. I’m seeing a gnat in a frilly red skirt
On 13 April 2012 at 2:55 pm
ed pilolla said,
you do light and fun so expertly well.
On 13 April 2012 at 2:56 pm
Mama Zen said,
This is delightful!
On 13 April 2012 at 4:12 pm
MaryD said,
But he might be a white wine guy. Or a white whine guy.
And I am still laughing.
On 13 April 2012 at 7:03 pm
Lydia said,
Well, isn’t that just a creative 55?!! Actually, your entire blog is a splash of creativity.
On 13 April 2012 at 7:30 pm
Daydreamertoo said,
LOL Love it!
On 13 April 2012 at 7:33 pm
Jannie said,
Oh you lovely lovely people.
I just ate a chicken pot pie. Isn’t that wonderful??
Also, I changed my guitar strings all by my little lonesome a few weeks ago. AND I swept part of a floor.
But back to the square dancing gnats…
Dearest Leslie, I have never been more enchanted by a comment. I should think a song called Leslie would have a protagoniste in Moulin Rouge satin shining as the lead in the chorus line. She would also look stunning in moonlight. AND be one hell of a cook.
Dearest Other Mary… speaking of whom… who IS the OTHER Mary.
That being said, thankfully the screen remained dry. A few beer nut crumbs fell between s few of the keys, but nothing I couldn’t vacuum out quickly.
Dearest ONE AND ONLY Hilary… Speaking of wine and flies….. I just now had about y6 oz with my chicken pot pie, nice quailty both, and a fruite fly appeared from NOWHERE to partake. HOW do they do that??? Just materialize out of thick air? (It’s a bit muggy here.) Thinking of hitting the A/C for a moment. I think a party with those four squarers would be a time to remember. The man in the black trousers with the black hat looks like a jokester to me. Yeah, I hope G-Man is better soon too. A very good friend of his died this week, and it really set him back, as it would. Cheers. Cup0 of tea sounds GOOD right now, since I’ve no more wine.
Ahhh, but lovelies, I really need to put on the A/C. Will return with the moon is in the house of Capricorn rising to Mercury’s fancy.
xooxoxoxoxooxoxoxox
On 13 April 2012 at 9:29 pm
Heaven said,
He..he…very nice dear ~
Hope your weekend is bright and warm ~
Thanks for the blogoversary wishes ~
On 13 April 2012 at 9:29 pm
Heaven said,
He..he…very nice dear ~
Hope your weekend is bright and warm ~
Thanks for the blogoversary wishes ~
On 14 April 2012 at 11:34 am
Daisy said,
Ye-haw! This was a fun one, Jannie! Promenade home.
On 14 April 2012 at 1:01 pm
Jannie said,
DEAREST MYRA AND MYRNA — you are BOTH so awesome and fun to behold. Maybe the flies are helping me write too? Be nice if they hopped up and did my dishes once in a while.
DEAREST NARA MALONE — Ahhh, bet she looks so cute in that. No gnats here today. No fruitflies either. ‘Course I’m drinking water, not wine. But shouldst wine appear so would the Drosophila immediately.
DEAREST ED PILLOLA — Well….. I AM a board-certified FUNster. I mean funstress. “Expert,”
that is. And trained since The Big Bang in the art of Light — as are you! I still think of your poem line about you on your third piece of pie after midnight — some images just stick with you, eh?
DEAREST MAMA ZEN — why thank you. I do kind of like how this one shaped up. We did square dance in 7th grade. Mr. Henderson was our teacher.
DEAREST MARY D who has slipped out from behind the gold satin curtain again to delight me with a visit… I think a champagne guy would be my favorite! Or at least one who appreciates a lady who loves champagne. Speaking of which, I am very lucky to be married to just such a guy. He does not imbibe alcohol any more and has not for almot 10 years, but I do love a fine cheap bubbly when I can afford it. In those little 4-packs, to have 1 or 2 at a go, so as not to waste half a bottle of perfectly good cheap Brut Korbel.
DEAREST LYDIA — well, tho these days it’s a challenge even to afford the hosting fee for this site — I manage to scrape it up monthly so I can splash my poems, photoshopped bunny, songs and such for the world to see!!
If we have not art, what have we? Tied of course, with LOVE for first place of life necessities.
On 14 April 2012 at 1:03 pm
Jannie said,
Whoops, I meant only to copy and save that comment just now, but I copied and posted.
The Universe’s way of telling me to move on to another art part at this moment!
xoxoxoxo
a.k.a. Find a caramel apple off the Net and shop it onto Blue Bunny’s mustachioed head.
So….. off I go.
oooxxxoooxxxoooxxxoooxxx
On 15 April 2012 at 8:18 pm
Dr. J said,
That was funny! Not the never-popular Love Bug I suppose, unless it’s the lesser known Beer Loving Bug
On 16 April 2012 at 12:40 am
Jeanne said,
Jannie,
Thinking of you!
Jeanne
xxxxxxxxxxoooooooooo
On 16 April 2012 at 5:08 am
SnaggleTooth said,
Those teeny bugs will soon find another 3 pairs to complete their square!
I was a Garden City Square dancer all thru High school, n had a 1000 call certificate. I’ll be darned if I can remember them all now- but do remember the “Ocean Wave” one was cool to do. My Partner was the guy who had a summer home where I live now. We did the square dancing with his dad n bride. We did alot of old Folk Dancing too, n went to NEMA Festivals.
I bet there’s a big TX TO-DO following for dancing there, huh? I must say I really hate those poofy pedicoat skirts tho-
On 16 April 2012 at 10:29 am
Jo Mifflin said,
How are you darling??? You’ve put me in dancing mood
I now want to go to a barn dance & wear a swirly skirt YEEHAA xoxoxox
On 16 April 2012 at 12:12 pm
LL Cool Joe said,
Roll em cowboy. I’m sure he got a beer for himself and his dancing partner too.
On 16 April 2012 at 1:30 pm
Jannie Funster said,
Hi All! Thanks for your coments.
Jannie loves you and is busy today.
dancing!
xoxoxoxo
On 16 April 2012 at 3:22 pm
MorningAJ said,
Hey Jannie
I thought you’d like to know that your comment about a video of me wearing a yelow toga and dancing the highland fling earned the giveaway on my 300th post.
Drop me an email with your address and I’ll be happy to send you something. (but it’s not going to be the video!)
On 16 April 2012 at 6:56 pm
Jannie said,
Oh, yay Morning A.J.!!!!!!!! I’m so excited thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whooohoooo.
Jannie is a WINNER.
And so are YOU!!!!! Whoever is reading this.
On 16 April 2012 at 7:23 pm
colleen said,
I came by for some funster inspiration and got some for sure. Your poems reminds me of this one I wrote some time ago:
A Flea takes off from my runway desk
How do I know it’s not working for Delta
with little flea passengers buckled up inside
booked for vacation on some dog or cat paradise
and my hand isn’t inclement weather?
On 17 April 2012 at 9:05 am
Jannie said,
Hey Guys, thanks for popping on in.
I saw you all up there, and read your words, yes YOU.
Thanks.
xoxooxoxo
On 17 April 2012 at 12:13 pm
brian miller said,
i taut i taw anuder new post…smiles.
On 17 April 2012 at 12:42 pm
Linda said,
Cool! We never know what is going to inspire us to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard.
On 17 April 2012 at 8:28 pm
Jannie said,
Hey, Bri, yes, I’m trying to get my new blog time-clock set but Wordpress is giving me fits. Thanks for popping in!
Linda — yes, it happened just like that, had no idea what I’d write about, and just let it flow. I should do that more often.
xoxo
On 19 April 2012 at 7:08 pm
Liara Covert said,
Could also be on the quest for a rootbeer float…