Painted Ladies.
Sharing the migration of Painted Ladies
in but a few words seems
near to being a mission impossible.
Nobody knows how a butterfly remains
airborne as nothing at all
seems to keep afloat its fragile body.
Yet with flicker of delicate know-how
the insect defies predictions
in two thousand miles of endurance.
Gripping the ether mindfully power
skilled wings twist in gossamer
fight against odds on naught but dew.
Food quest assists the swirl and dip
of diaphanous combat before
winds and wet of journey's exposure.
Yet on sensing fresh pasture glisten
of shimmering velvet colours
new ground in victory's yearly show.
Transparency blown in by morning's
breeze lands by droves toward
feed leaving me butterfly-overawed.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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A fine write Fay.
BRIAN HERE ~ Thanks Fay for an intersting Poem on the *Miracle of Butterfly Migration* ANGELA & I have both studied Zoology and we are amazed at the ability of small birds & butterflies to migrate huge distances during migration ! They are driven by HOPE and an innate Promise of BETTER LAND ! God designed & created them to survive the ordeal !
We too as HUMANS are also driven by HOPE and the promise of a BETTER LAND ~ AMEN !
Blessings & Peace & Love
Yours BRIAN & ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Painted ladies are amazing creatures in our wonderful world. That world depicted brilliantly in the picture.
There you have the Painted Ladies, here we have the Monarch Butterflies. By weight they weigh less than a feather, yet they journey thousands of miles to keep their genes alive. A poetic remembrance
you paint an amazing picture of these truly amazing creatures and you seem to do it with consummate ease dear Fay....... Neville
More than much thanks for this welcome comment - so pleased to get your in-put once more....... Fay
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