Mariposa (A Kyrielle)

Mariposa (A Kyrielle)

So soft, secure, sheltered, sublime

The neatest package in the pines

Boundaries comfort, for a time

Unfurl, your wings were meant to soar

Losing your home, nothing rhymes

Adrift, at loss, alas, a crime?

Time you knew, mise en abyme*

Unfurl, your wings were meant to soar

Fly beyond these shores to new climes

Taste honeysuckle, and the thyme

Bring back poems of ancient rime

Unfurl, your wings were meant to soar

Wildflower fields wave like mimes

Tempting tastes while crickets chime

Sage and spearmint served amandine**

Unfurl, your wings were meant to soar

© 2017 david w palmer

*mise en abyme – French, self-aware, visually when the object being discussed itself appears in the picture – in otherwords, the butterfly should be the star in her own show

**amandine – a dish prepared and served with almonds 

Image: Pacific Science Center Butterfly House, Seattle, Washington (2nd Ave N & Mercer)