cicada, n.All

The Cicada 1s 2ntiring cry pierces the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth.

The Cicada is the souls of poets who cannot keep quiet because, when they were alive, they never wrote the poems they wanted to.

Cicadas can outlive many family dogs before taking their first flight.

Cicadas emerge in numbers large enough to overwhelm predators.

Cicadas spend most of their lives underground.

The Cicada is the alarm bell of the nap.

Cicadas can make a sound louder than a lawnmower.

The Cicada is a creature whose sound, calm and serene, penetrates the rock.

The Cicada is like a high-pitched brushing of one’s teeth. Its sound makes a toothache worse.