Observe the metamorphosis
of caterpillar to butterfly
silver dust on sapphire
while dragon sleeps –
one purple eye half open
caged with words
his furled wings
wrapped around him
like daisy-chains
Such creatures!
Fast-beating hearts
and thoughts that intersect
shooting heavenward
in barrages of milky starlight…
I watch from the dark of my room
like a proud mother
beholding her brood
Scattering bread onto the grass
waiting for them to return
at dusk and dawn
so young
setting off to face the world
in the green-gold days of summer
that vanish like a forgiving past
Metamorphosis
©crisstiena
Bronze trophy winner
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