lately millipedes have been sneaking into our house
mostly to escape from the chill i suppose.

they are sweet fragile little things
all those legs
moving moving moving
they form a pretty pattern when they march across the great distance
of the palm of a warm hand

instead of killing them, i've been whisking them to the safety of the outdoors, hoping they'll find somewhere more pleasant to survive.
So far Theodore, Milicent, and Jeffery have been safely smuggled outside~

they are all about 1 1/2 inches long, with smooth shiny armor backs
and dainty pointed feet
they move gracefully
like gliding

i hope they survive.