Monarch Butterflies
Deep in the forest of Mexico,
an internal clock wakes
the fairies from a winter's nap.
Monarch butterflies savor
the sunrays ricocheting
through a timbered choir.
Slowly, the magic unfolds,
a thousand wings flutter
like fans on the wind.
Butterflies lunge upward
soaring as an orange cloud
northward through the azure skies.
--Brenda Kay Ledford
I watched the NBC TV series, "The Americas," narrated by Tom Hanks, and was fascinated by the photographs of the Monarch butterflies awaking from hibernation to make their long journey back to the North. If you haven't seen this series, it appears on NBC on Sunday evening at 7:00 PM EST. I think you would enjoy this beautiful series on the Americas. Nature is truly amazing!
5 comments:
I love monarch butterflies and we see them quite often around here. I have heard from other people that "The Americas" is good! I will have to check it out!
Lovely poem. I look forward to seeing butterflies every year but mainly we seem to have Cabbage Whites. I'll look for that special series on Sunday.
This is a beautiful poem that is illustrated with a lovely picture of the monarch! BVLW
The monarchs make their way to our home here in Texas every late August. They hang in the trees in clusters. They stay for a little over a week and then fly on to Mexico. I will look for the special you mentioned. As always, I love your poem!
Such a beautiful picture of the monarch butterfly. Such a beautiful poem.
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