The Pink Lady Butterfly
lives up to 12 months
and
in this third month of the new year
all she has seen
are
winks and blinks
specks and atoms
glistening in unison
searching for life.
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An expert in survival
the butterfly knows
that the pulsation upon the earth
is partly in hope
partly in fright.
However,
She has winged through
drifted under
and
sailed above
ominous clouds
long enough to say,
She will be looking for somewhere to land
when the shadows pass.
Will you be there
standing tall
when she comes?