Beautiful Blue Morpho
Oh gorgeous blue butterfly from Peru,
My daughter's gift she brought back cased in glass,
You cheer my heart each time I gaze at you.
Your life cut short, it is a shame, alas,
Yet you live on eternally you see
Because forever in your case you keep
And I will pass you down to family.
Into their hearts too, your beauty will creep.
In my mind's eye I see you soaring free
Within the forest flora where you roam
Flitting flower to flower happily,
You have a place of honor in my home.
You remind me that after death's cold claim
Your tiny spirit still retains its flame.
10-4-19
~Second Place~
Writing Challenge, October - Butterfly-
Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Dear Heart- Wiishkobe Ode
Copyright © Connie Marcum Wong | Year Posted 2019
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