Aren't those wings gorgeous? The Lament of the New Butterfly
There is yellow
Coming out of
Things in the yard.
There is a lighter
Shade of green
Out there as well.
It must be Spring.
When did that happen?
I was quite liking my
Brown and grey cocoon,
So safe and quiet.
Now, I will have to unfold my wings.
I liked being wrapped up in my self.
I liked not seeing anything else but
The inside of me.
And now with my wings unfolded,
(But, oh, my Lord, aren’t they gorgeous!)
With them ready to go,
I am expected to flit and fly
Visiting other creatures, that
I can only tolerate for a moment or two.
Oh, Spring, what had’st thou done to me!
Susan Patterson
03-2013
There is yellow
Coming out of
Things in the yard.
There is a lighter
Shade of green
Out there as well.
It must be Spring.
When did that happen?
I was quite liking my
Brown and grey cocoon,
So safe and quiet.
Now, I will have to unfold my wings.
I liked being wrapped up in my self.
I liked not seeing anything else but
The inside of me.
And now with my wings unfolded,
(But, oh, my Lord, aren’t they gorgeous!)
With them ready to go,
I am expected to flit and fly
Visiting other creatures, that
I can only tolerate for a moment or two.
Oh, Spring, what had’st thou done to me!
Susan Patterson
03-2013
"Now with my wings unfolded, I am expected to flit and fly."
Audio of The Lament of the New Butterfly
Discussion of The Lament of the New Butterfly
Well, alright. Last week I posted a very sweet, albeit honest poem about spring. Now to balance out the universe, I am presenting a somewhat snarky, albeit honest poem about spring.
There indeed is a significant portion of the population that doesn't enjoy flitting about. The reluctant butterflies, let us call them. These creatures can be well appointed and capable, but be that as it may, more often than not they still prefer to be in the cocoon. Having said that, spring will be wonderful with the new butterflies doing whatever they do best. Enjoy the season with all types of butterflies! skp
There indeed is a significant portion of the population that doesn't enjoy flitting about. The reluctant butterflies, let us call them. These creatures can be well appointed and capable, but be that as it may, more often than not they still prefer to be in the cocoon. Having said that, spring will be wonderful with the new butterflies doing whatever they do best. Enjoy the season with all types of butterflies! skp
Making an Air-Crossing Soon to the UK
James and I will soon be winging our way to the United Kingdom visiting England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Whew! We will fly out of Dallas-Fort Worth on the 21st of March. Best of all in this trip, we will be able to visit our good friends Edmund Preston and Chris Bird. Edmund produces Radio Kinver, the pod cast on which I have had the honor to appear since 2009. http://www.radiokinver.co.uk If all goes well, we will post three Causerie chapters from England in April. Be sure to watch for them!
Lady butterflies.
À bientôt!
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