Jewel Thief

By Nancy Polo

In this animal fantasy, a Zonocerus elegans, or the "elegant grasshopper." Native to southern Africa eyes a a perfectly ripe glass gem corn cob. Faced with impossible leaves, I let loose puddles of marbling for late summer light. On Georgia O'Keeffe's 136th birthday, celebrating with an echo of her Corn No. 2, from 1924.