The Leafhopper Smile

Balanced on the Black-eyed Susan petal lip, the leafhopper assumes a bold stance, as if to ask And who do you think you are anyway?

He has a grand name: Graphocephala versuta. Sounds fancy, but translated it means (loosely): cunning one with writing on the head. Notice his sporty red front feet? The serrated legs? The madly frozen smile and steady eyes?

Bold, he may be, but also silly: an insect rendition of an elongated happy face. I can't help answering him, Who am I? Your admirer, your Clownship!