04/18/2021
Every 17 years , like the Locusts of Ancient Egypt , they emerge , from beneath the earth , to the surface . After this long wait , they have but 8 -12 weeks to live . This Brood X 2021. will be the largest ever , billions of them . They sing , & their sound id deafening . like standing behind a siren , or beneath a jet , 100 miles above you . As their life span , comes to an end , they sing even louder , as if trying to make the time they have last long as possible . They are huge , with tremendous eyes , but akward on the surface , they are helpless . They remind me , so much , of the frailty of life .... ''For who could fortell , from the Cicadas Cry , How brief its life , how soon it will die .'' .....