A few weeks ago we had an amazing adventure – thousands upon thousands of painted lady butterflies were in the midst of their migration and we were right in their path. I stood in the front yard and watched them zoom by in twos and threes every few seconds. They travel at just about head high and go straight, up and over, rather than around anything in their path.
I’m not pleased with this haiku yet. It hasn’t quite captured what I want but these are not yet finished pieces. They are more of a workshop.
Painted Ladies
iridescent flight
painted ladies on parade
vanish in the sun
@copyright Susan Taylor Brown
April 13, 2009
Wow, that must have been amazing! Lovely haiku, Susan :).
Ack – I missed responsing to this, Jama. I apologize. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment.
Wow, that must have been amazing! Lovely haiku, Susan :).
Beautiful, Susan!
Thanks, Jill.
Beautiful, Susan!
What a gift … watching those ladies on their travels.
And I love the haiku.
It was amazing to watch. I hope they come back this way on a revese migration.
What a gift … watching those ladies on their travels.
And I love the haiku.
I was writing at a friend’s further up the mountain somewhere around that day, and we were outside & the butterflies just kept going by us. Incredible.
It was, wasn’t it? (I just found more places I forgot to respond…grrr….bad me.)
I was writing at a friend’s further up the mountain somewhere around that day, and we were outside & the butterflies just kept going by us. Incredible.