William Kelii Kekaula Poet Crown of Sonnets

Notes About The Poem

Poetic Form: Crown of Sonnets: Couplet
Inspired: 2024 January 23
Image: Menelaus Blue Morpho by Picture Insect

Song of The Blue Morpho Butterfly No 9: AABB

China has two martial arts-styled Mantis,
--just a form. A Morphinae enchants us,
a mammoth butterfly, a pearlescent
spirited blue, bewitching, heaven-sent.
Menelaus blue morpho's induced hues
are by the wing's backs wee mirrors that cues
acquaintances of its presence. Aura
is genteel though acts like a Pandora
for its natural foe, the Jacamar  
that shares its habitant courses. All-star
of its genres ingrained constitution
made weak, threatened by human expansion
that misstates the authentic ranking of
the whole world down, to our floaters of love.

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Sam Kauffman January 25, 2024 at 1:19 PM William - aloha! You are doing amazing work! A Crown of sonnets is a challenge that you make look easy! Blessings dear friend! William Kelii Kekaula January 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM Aloha braddah! Spelt here, --I was told by a nurse sometime ago, that you're busy with odds and ends, so I thought to wait re the Metrical Contest #1 winner--didn't know, different now for sponsors. Quite not up to par yet. RE; finances are handled by the bank as a proxy for our family business operations bylaws, w/frequent blackouts, they've control, I got Gina VISA, Sotto next but $--bank FROZE?

Sotto Poet January 23, 2024 at 1:25 PM William this is such a wonderful poem about the beauty and fragility of the Menelaus blue morpho butterfly and the threat it faces from human expansion. Your use of descriptive and vivid language to bring the butterfly to life, such as "a mammoth butterfly, a pearlescent spirited blue," and "bewitching, heaven-sent." Enhanced even better this poem. Check PS mail William Kelii Kekaula January 24, 2024 at 9:29 AM It's ideal that I duly take 'time' into consideration of those noted highlights, with great care. I tried to maintain an operable me when I posted the Crown Sonnet early yesterday, and then the Blitz late last night. Mobility remains a challenge and functionality and my abilities remain highly suspect as I frequently blackout. Thank you, Lasaad. Aloha, William