Painted Lady
It landed on
me
all different colours and then
it took off again
all different colours and then
it took off again
A small
butterfly
adorned with orange and black
from the artist’s brush
adorned with orange and black
from the artist’s brush
Cotton wool
cocoon
kept its children safe and warm
till the time to grow
kept its children safe and warm
till the time to grow
The leaves
that surround
swayed as though drunk on the sun
for this ritual
swayed as though drunk on the sun
for this ritual
Wings
wrapped around them
released their life to the world
they would come back
released their life to the world
they would come back
They grew
and were free
gave their last butterfly kiss
the wind blew them down
gave their last butterfly kiss
the wind blew them down
a fallen
petal
landed on the page and stayed
a new kind of home.
© Caitriona Hansen
landed on the page and stayed
a new kind of home.
© Caitriona Hansen
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