The Monarch Butterfly
- Oceans of mandarin orange played upon the
- Bright, sun painted wings
- Of a Monarch in the air who made
- Happy, shimmery flowers sing!
- By and by this graceful butterfly
- Fluttered like a dancer from Spain.
- It floated with a soft breeze then stopped
- Atop some petals where it reigned.
- Soon all at once the lone, lovely Monarch
- Took flight and was on its way,
- Packed with pure sunshiny joy during
- The glistening,summery day.
- Dressed in a blazing, astounding cloak
- And yet still very elusive,
- While embraced so by the heavenly clear blue sky,
- It can truly live.
- Gayle Sweeney
October 2010