Wings of Monarchs

Wings of monarchs

    once gathered

from the road

    after the wind

the rain

  washed them down

    gossamer

 delicate

   fluttered into a child’s hand

there is strength

    in their fragility

unfurling from cocoon

   to dry in sun

      and take off

a flight so long

   so perilous

   we are reminded

we all have wings inside

    gently placed

 butterfly kisses

     from a lover

beats of hearts for dreams

  elusive ephemeral

   becoming more real

       with each

wing moving

   forward

 rising

  over mountains

caught in currents

     of air

the monarch’s journey

    is ours

unknown

  but by the inner compass

following our way

    strength in

  perseverance

we emerge

   on the path

with flowers below

  blue sky above

orange and black

   monarchs

     of the

   sky kingdom

of possibilities

  of hope

   in sheltered places

of resilience

  where milkweed grows

  we all

feel

  the wings

fluttering in our own heart

  a monarch’s voyage

     is our own

so spread your wings

    and fly

blue skies

   and flowers await

on wings of monarchs

       strong

    and fragile.