Joel Hawksley Poet Concrete

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Butterfly Go Home

GO                                  GO
GIVE                                GIVE
GENEROUS           @ @           GENEROUS
GIFTS GALORE         | |         GIFTS GALORE
BUTTERFLIES BELONG       B       BUTTERFLIES BELONG
BANKED BESIDE BOXCARS     U     BANKED BESIDE BOXCARS
MONARCH BUTTERFLY WING  T  MONARCH BUTTERFLY WING
LARGE VIBRANT ORANGE T LARGE VIBRANT ORANGE
AND BLACK MARKINGS I E AND BLACK MARKINGS I
LOVE YOUR JOURNEY R LOVE YOUR JOURNEY
SEE YOU ACROSS     F     SEE YOU ACROSS
NORTH AMERICA OH L NORTH AMERICA OH
CANADA YES Y CANADA YES
TO MEXICO GO   TO MEXICO GO
EGG LARVA AND G EGG LARVA AND
CHRYSALIS WE O CHRYSALIS WE
MILKWEED IS   MILKWEED IS
YOUR HOSTING H YOUR HOSTING
FLOWERED  O  FLOWERED
PLANTS   M   PLANTS
BORN     E     BORN
GO             GO

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Mark Toney December 21, 2024 at 10:13 PM Hi, Joel. Great looking concrete poem. Your title is brilliant since new research by the University of Georgia indicates that monarchs are increasingly failing to reach their winter destinations. “Butterfly Go Home.” Welcome to PoetrySoup! Joel Hawksley January 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM I realized I had not said, "Thank you." I appreciate your time in reading and commenting. It means a lot to me.