Not a Skipper

high in the
highlands 
Scotland
where he
found a
new yes

an

entirely new
species of
butterfly and
named it
after his
wife

now

she is
my wife
as i stand
awkwardly
with not one
but a dozen roses

in

hand 
thinking
obviously
not planned
very well for how
can this top that
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 22, 2019 at 12:37 PM
Giggles out loud I love this one! xomo!
Connelly Avatar
October 22, 2019 at 2:03 PM
But as most of mine Maureen it is completely true. How to compete with the entomology guy???
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