below the falls
ensnared in ancient roots
driftwood and grandson
Carpe Diem #1063 butterfly
in the garden
my grandson watches
butterfly wings unfurl
daylily and butterfly
emerge together
sunny afternoon
checkerspot
kaleidoscopic wings
mesmerizing
uncoiling tongue
silent black swallowtail sips
ummingbird nectar
red admiral lands
deftly on Echinacea’s
spiny center
tiger swallowtail
joins the hummingbirds
in the mimosa
sunlit spiderweb
each strand catching
a rainbow
sakura festival
trees and lake adorned
in shades of pink
twilight
white flowers unfurl
awaiting the moon
twilight
a shooting star
blazes the horizon
~~~
in the twilight
our elongated shadows
stretch behind us
harvest moon
bearing down on us
shouting for attention
once in a blue moon we notice
our impact upon nature
full harvest moon
awakening primal urges
amber light flows
together in the crisp air
we howl at the moon
Couldn’t decide which version I liked better. (This was 10 years ago)
