When Winged Ones Come

Flutter-by

butterfly

here today

 gliding by

comes tomorrow

fly away

 through the sky

far across vast lands

migrating Monarchs

know the way

I never heard them say.

Awaiting their arrival

here in Australia 

the forest 

is as quiet 

as silent wings in the wind,

rising on thermals

and descending to roost,

over 90 incredibly long days

with habitat along the way

disappearing everyday.

Bless the beautiful ones

where ever

and

 when ever they come.

I trust us all

 to keep wildflowers

 growing by the wayside,

a place to rest and feed

over straight line distances

 of up to 3500 km

but actual off-course distance

 may be up to 7000 km.

Information from:

"Monarch Butterflies:

Saving the King of the New World"

by Phil Schappert.

Photo credit: Sue Allie Page 76,
 then B Porteous took the iphone photo
 of Monarch butterfly image

Published Key Porter Books Limited. WWF

Printed in Canada 2004

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