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!
