Not long ago,
the butterflies came
and filled the sky
orange, black
magnificent sight
the fields were full
on a sunny autumn day
like a color-folded calm
before a fierce rainstorm
they came
alighting in our space
making all of us admit
the glory of a balanced world
this was before
forests began disappearing
habitats trimmed down
Now they come
in small numbers
enticing magic
in orange hues
as if to warn us
of a furtive mark
in a futile world
There was a time in the not too distant past when the monarch butterflies migrated through the North Texas area in great numbers. There was one particular fall not terribly long ago when I remember them being everywhere. Sadly, I have noticed over the past few years that there hardly seems to be any butterflies. This seems to be another issue with our worsening environmental situation. This example, along with reading an online article yesterday about lions and how their numbers are expecting to dramatically dwindle by 2035 is just really a sad testament. I truly wish that mankind could do much better than that.
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