A quatrain about butterflies returning home in the spring
May the butterflies of this world return to us once more
when the spring provides her heat we will no longer hide
Eastern winds of far away lands flying in unknown shores
their cellophane wings of light need to return and chide
Once they adorned our many flowers here in Canada
now they are a memory of yesterday's summer gaze
I cling to the hope that tomorrow I won't need algebra
to count the flutter of their wings, like yonder days
I'll know them by the colors of their flight and groove
that April has arrived with her rainy cascade
all the trees will suspire as they soften their moves
garnished once again, with butterflies of every shade
I know that when the season wakes we are going to see
Monarchs, European skippers, and frosted elfin too
as the warmer shades and colors meld into the sea
we will begin to spot the pupas, and butterflies anew.
Few members of the animal kingdom are as graceful and as beautiful as
the butterfly. And you, dear lady, are a stand-out among the
beautiful creatures on this planet.
They are the most delightful creatures that nature can provide.
The freeze of the fifteenth of February has killed our orange tree after a struggle of over 20 years to try to provide us with some navel oranges each year. I so welcomed even more the giant swallowtail would appear in the summer flying around the tree as thoughh to anoint it with eggs.
I haven't seen a monarch in a very long time. Perhaps it is the climate here in Texas.
I can feel your hope. Spring is approaching. And with it, a blossoming of colors and fragrances and flora renewed. Hopefully butterfly's are not in the same tailspin as honey bees. Thanks for sharing. rlc
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the butterfly. And you, dear lady, are a stand-out among the
beautiful creatures on this planet.
The freeze of the fifteenth of February has killed our orange tree after a struggle of over 20 years to try to provide us with some navel oranges each year. I so welcomed even more the giant swallowtail would appear in the summer flying around the tree as thoughh to anoint it with eggs.
I haven't seen a monarch in a very long time. Perhaps it is the climate here in Texas.
Ron