The Monarch Butterfly
The Monarch Butterfly ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 23, 2021
Orange brilliance flying high above
Your majesty of color for all to love
Yet hidden behind those wings of lace
A poison so virulent no creature to taste
Your childhood spent relishing
On milkweed all day
Gave you protection in such a marvelous way
Now any who venture on your body to munch
Will find a most noxious and distasteful lunch
So fly for us all just once more
Sweet Monarch above
Please continue to soar!
About this poem
Celebrating the beautiful Monarch Butterfly.
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Written on July 23, 2021
Submitted by shulman.gary on July 23, 2021
Modified on April 19, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA BBXXXCCDDEBE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 465 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 12 |
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