I'll fly away

It's hard to get a good picture of a Monarch butterfly, especially on a windy day like this one was. But we learned a lot and we found out a lot about butterflies, too -- why don't we see more of them? Turns out we are damaging their chances for an abundant food supply, but also a food supply that makes them poisonous. Learn more about these fascinating creatures, in words and images, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info

Escape

In your fourth life
you briefly alighted,
let the west wind settle
some final temperas still moist
from their creation --
and then like inspiration
you revised your moment
delivering color to the already-blue
of the morning horizon.
Still the memory of your flame-like
life quickens the thoughts
of the flower in her bed,
wondering when you'll return
only to escape her reach again.
Copyright (c) 2012 Amy Nelson Hahn

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