A Monarch In the Lilac Bush

~~A Monarch in the Lilac Bush~~

There she was dressed in full array
The most beautiful Monarch butterfly posing quietly before me
As I painted her wings upon my canvas
Motionless except for a few moments when she stretched her wings
Caught up in the moment 
My heart was captivated by her beauty

Her leopard-spotted thorax
And her stained glass window wings
A beauty to behold like a priceless Mona Lisa

Her antennae erect
And her soft spindly feet
The tapestry of her splendor was beyond my wildest imagination
Caught up in the moment
My heart was captivated by her beauty
There she was dressed in full array
My perfect butterfly
My Mona Lisa...ahhh!

Written by Gwendolen Rix
8-26-14

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 11/20/2014 10:09:00 PM
wow, here is one of yours I never saw before. what a beauty, GweN!
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Date: 11/19/2014 12:39:00 PM
I find this poem very beautiful. Congratulations on your win Gwendolen
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Date: 11/17/2014 12:18:00 PM
Congrats on your win Gwen
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Date: 11/17/2014 1:45:00 AM
dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 11/16/2014 7:29:00 PM
Congrad's Light & Love
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Date: 8/26/2014 6:38:00 PM
Hi Rix, I love the Mona Lisa. Caught up in the moment. I do love this...Linda
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Date: 8/26/2014 5:29:00 PM
You have painted and incredible picture I adore the imagery - it's a 7 from me:-) Hugs Jan xxx
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