Monarch Butterfly
A static
stained glass
window
mirrored
and true
A stature
of change
white, black
orange
flew
Glided
a fragment
of sun
spark
through
and ruffled
the clouds
with
perfect
blue
About this poem
An observation of a butterfly in flight as reflected in a window pane.
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Written on December 10, 2023
Submitted by kimberley_f on December 12, 2023
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| Characters | 181 |
| Words | 39 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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