And So It Begins

And so it begins on a day in spring On a plant bearing a Greek* god's name It's as fit for a god as it is a king And the spring breezes caress it just the same In a few days the plant will know If a king will ascend to the throne And bows its leaves in sunshine's glow As the royal presence becomes known Then Zeus roars and it begins to rain As a thunder storm passes through Lustrous sun shows his face again It won't be long till the king's debut From a silken thread wrapped in disguise A regal beauty emerges, a jewel in the sun When its wings dry then it will rise And do an aerial dance for fun Crowned by the gods in wings colored bright The Monarch takes its majestic flight ~ ~ 2-11-19 And So It Begins Contest Sponsored By: Line Gauthier *Milkweed is the common name for a group of plants that belong to the Asclepias genus. This genus of plants is named after Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology.