Danaus plexippus
Aug. 28th, 2003 06:15 pmMigration
Wanderers gather in a bright August tangle—
scratched legs scramble through jewelweed
follow a monarch's riches dripping from Joe-Pye weed.
Tomorrow (all meetings finished)
both wings and feet surrender the meadow
to a descending sun.

Image and poem © Van Waffle, 2003
Wanderers gather in a bright August tangle—
scratched legs scramble through jewelweed
follow a monarch's riches dripping from Joe-Pye weed.
Tomorrow (all meetings finished)
both wings and feet surrender the meadow
to a descending sun.

Image and poem © Van Waffle, 2003
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