Polygonia c-album
Hodmandod Minor found a butterfly today
- in mid October.
A tramp of an insect:
its chipped and battered outline
a blackened leaf
when its pages are closed.
The single comma on each verso and recto
revealing not just its name
but the promise of an illuminated interior.
- in mid October.
A tramp of an insect:
its chipped and battered outline
a blackened leaf
when its pages are closed.
The single comma on each verso and recto
revealing not just its name
but the promise of an illuminated interior.
posted by Clare Dudman at 6:35 pm
6 Comments:
What a fascinating creature!
:-) The Comma butterfly thanks you, sir!
Beautiful! I had a thing for butterflies and moths as a child, for years I slept beside an identification poster which slowly grew grubby with curled corners and the odd rip.
Reading and seeing this make me think I've still got a thing for them now!
Thanks Jem! The more I find out about butterflies and moths, the more fascinating it all seems.
That's fascinating! How delightful. What a perfect poem to accompany. I can picture you producing a whole book about butterflies (& moths) with photos & illustrations & poems to accompany ...
Thanks Kay! You are very kind - it means a lot coming from a poet as talented as you!
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