LAST LINE OF MONARCHS


 Aghast

 

A blast

Of pincushion

Wisps

Flit

In air

Rare

With silky flares

Climbing stairs

Of mountains

Weeping

Mist

 

Butterflies

Lie in wait

Not yet

At the gate

Of their long trek

Their short fate




Published first in The Avocet Fall 2023 printed journal