The Fly Emirates

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Dave Bonta

Fly Emirates, read the perimeter ads
at the World Cup match,
& I try to picture those fabled lands:
what rare seasoning, what iridescent treasure
must glisten on that far shore
like the shoulder of an ox,
rising over the curve
of what we’ll call the earth.
Transparent sails in the harbor.
Travelers rubbing lotion into their palms.
I can already hear the buzz of trumpets
that must herald every entrance
of their emirs.

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Dave Bonta (bio) crowd-sources his problems by following his gut, which he shares with one quadrillion of his closest microbial friends --- a tight-knit, symbiotic community comprising some 500 different species of bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
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0 Responses to The Fly Emirates

  1. sarah b says:
    July 3, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    Dave – how do you keep coming up with these mind-blowing (with blow flies) poems? I know I am in the presence of a wonderful piece of writing when part of me cries out in astonishment and the other part cries out in recognition.

  2. dale says:
    July 4, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Oh, it made me laugh and laugh.

  3. Joan says:
    July 4, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Great one, Dave. I will, however never again be able to rub either lotion, (or bug repellent) on my hands without that visual of the little fly rubbing his ‘hands’ together. (grin)

    • Dave Bonta says:
      July 5, 2010 at 3:34 pm

      Ah, glad you liked that. I was looking for an image that didn’t reference either prayerfulness or greed, not wanting to give anyone the impression that I was making fun of Arabs or Islam.

  4. twitches says:
    July 4, 2010 at 6:14 pm

    I found it entertaining as well.

  5. The Storialist says:
    July 5, 2010 at 2:20 am

    Super enjoyable! Loving your blog.

    The world cup sounds totally swarm-y. And I always look at all the advertising during sports–it’s so jarring. Nascar is probably the strangest example for me.

    • Dave Bonta says:
      July 5, 2010 at 3:31 pm

      Much as I hate branding and advertising, I have to admit that it’s the only thing that makes NASCAR even faintly watchable. Otherwise it’s just cars going around a track.

      Glad you’re enjoying the blog!

  6. James says:
    July 9, 2010 at 9:48 am

    This is very cool. I love those transparent sails.

  7. Lucy says:
    July 13, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Oh I like this. I was slow for a moment, and read it straight, goodness knows why as I have to jump up several times during each match to swat one!