Monarch
"Monarch"
new wings spread
blue morph
born to be king
for a short while
the butterfly reigns
cameo dressage
part of the branch
grounded majesty
in a gilded cage
a new servant to take
upon the mystery
of things
much sky to cover,
a new world, a realm
investing new age
outside the life
of the always known
that ebbs and flows by moon
swift offering
en masse as one
chalice to alter
to lift
to pray
and sing
make golden
for the next in line
an imprint
ordained by
something
greater
(LadyLabyrinth/2022)
"King Charles III: A Modern Monarch"
https://youtu.be/WpFuTCZ05p4
“I dreamed I was a butterfly,
flitting around in the sky;
then I awoke.
Now I wonder:
Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly,
or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?”
(Zhuangzi)
“When thou dost ask me blessing,
I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness:
so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,
and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues
talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,
who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out;
And take upon's the mystery of things,
As if we were God's spies: and we'll wear out,
In a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones,
That ebb and flow by the moon.”
(Shakespeare)
Copyright © Lady Labyrinth | Year Posted 2022
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