Joyful Butterfly

I toss my line
loaded with a delectable morsel,
into the river
hoping to entice a dazzling rainbow.
I wait. I watch.

I worry.

Alas, having no luck
I creep back through the bushes
toward the trail.

As I brush aside the branches before me,
I gasp.
A kaleidoscope of yellow wings
swarm from the leaves and
flutter all around me
like children playing carefree
at the park —
swinging, sliding, seesawing, and skipping.
As still as the statue in the park
I watch in wonder as the scene unfolds around me.

And then, I feel the message:
the universe is watching over me.

Tomorrow as I lay sedated
having a part of my body removed
I needn't worry
I will be fine.
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25 lines/Nature
Written for "The Writer's Cramp" 


The things you learn when you write ▼

a group of butterflies is a *kaliedoscope*. Who knew?
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/whats-a-group-of-butterflies-called/