The Great Deception

Young photoblogger Pankaja Date somehow sights the most amazing creatures. 

This particular glamorous caterpillar , ambling slowly across the expanse of a leaf on a cloudy drizzling monsoon morning, just had some great character !

Maybe there was a show of Miss Caterpillar-India World  happening !

The stage
carpeted
in a vivid jungle green,
cue lines
lightly marked
to guide the participants.

It's been
a great experience
going through
the
Leaf-Chewing round,
and
the Slow Waltz round,
the latter
a bit tough
with so many legs
shod in
Jimmy-Choos-for-Caterpillars.

A thunder roll,
the crickets buzz and clap,
a few leaves,
shed some customary tears,
amidst
nodding breezes
and
croaky whistles by the frogs,
and she emerges
in a yellow and black
form fitting gown
by Varun Monsooniani,
accessorised
with
what looks like
tiny Swarovski spears,
and a maang tikka
in gold.

......
........
Actually,
it's her hair
standing all on edge
given the Great Deception.

No one knows
that she cocoons
into a Pupa
tomorrow.....