The Butterfly and the Branch
A branch sways
A butterfly changes course,
its wings the wind
A branch reflects on its situation,
draws a butterfly
A butterfly succumbs to obscurity
A branch sways in the wind
This poem is my response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #154,
which offers the image for inspiration.
Image source: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay
rivrvlogr 
This is one of your best, rivrvlogr!
I saw a metaphor in the butterfly. It is excellent without the butterfly too.
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Thank you, Reena. 🙂
And thank you for the prompt.
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There’s a lot to reflect upon here. Sort of a Zen-like chaos theory.
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Thank you, Merril. I tried to imagine what would have led to the scene, and the butterfly effect came to mind.
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The reflection and the repetition move beautifully between the image and the words. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. Once I gave in to the repetition, I realized it aids in the progression.
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Oh… this reminds me of the giant silk caterpillar I’d been watching for days… only for it to disappear…
I suppose the take-away here is knowing that maybe next year there might be others…
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