Butterfly Monarch King
It floats through the air effortlessly
Wings beating at high velocity
A navigational marvel instinctively
It's amazing with 5 stages of puberty
With a 4" wingspan it's really impressive
Every one tries to catch one for their collection
They fly every which way in every direction
Stunning beauty seen upon closer inspection
The monarch is king of all butterflies
the rest pale in comparison
Flies from Canada to Mexico
to the fourth generation.
It's an amazing creature with one
distinguishing feature
You can tell the male
by the black spot on the tail.
The complete metamorphosis from one
form to another.
Reminds me how we too can change
from one thing to another.
From selfish to kind,
from hateful to loving
but we must make the choice, as
we are free agents,
free like the butterfly
but without instinctive
wisdom we need help from above.
John Derek Hamilton
December 13,2015
Copyright © John Hamilton | Year Posted 2015
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