Monarch’s Wings
i saw a butterfly today
on it's wings did i imagine
that i too could fly away
soar through the trees sway
and in the air's breeze
float gently, gently away
as i watched it's colors
orange, black and yellow
i saw the dreams of my people
it was vivid and bright
i felt a sensation of immense
delight
seeing the day that we
take flight
reaching new
boundless
heights
i know that the butterfly
was only passing by
it was a monarch i think
just coming into be
something new from it's cocoon
you see
it did not know the giddy
feeling that it did provide
to my insides
for an instant
i felt like a child
watching that butterfly fly
enjoying the nature
of the Most High
it's not often that
such a marvel
comes so near
it would not leave
as if there was something
more it had to reveal
i saw a butterfly today
on it's wings did i imagine
that i too could fly away
soar through the trees sway
and in the air's breeze
. . . float gently, gently away
. . . float gently, gently away
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