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An Easter Story
This is an Easter story, a Passover story, an anytime-you-need-to-practice-gratitude story. Once upon a time there was a butterfly who had no wings. She could not fly from here to there, but had to wait for the wind to shake her loose from one flower and carry her to the next. One night she had a dream: She was transformed! She had wings! And the best part? She woke from her dream to find that it was true! She could fly on her own from blossom to blossom! She began to breathe a prayer: “Spirit of wonder! Spirit of love! Thank you for my new life. I will cherish every moment of it, even when my wings become faded and tattered.”
Why are you waiting?
The road your grandmothers walked
is calling your name.
More The Whirligig #261
More Writers’ Pantry #15 at Poets and Storytellers United
You Were Meant to Fly
You open the kitchen door, Mother,
and slip into the woods
after supper.
There is no trail to follow,
but you do not worry;
swarms of stars
wait to greet you
and show you the way.
You leave your valuables behind;
masked strangers can have them,
and you will not moan over your losses.
You know you’ll get what you need for
your journey at just the right time.
You were meant to fly—
the stars will deal gently with you.
More Sunday’s Whirligig #161
More Poetry Pantry #403 at Poets United
Quiddities
Each breath-of-a-poem begins with a phrase purloined from A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes.
~~ 1 ~~
carry-on luggage
one bag black, the other beige
bulging with tchotchkes
~~ 2 ~~
Without a ticket,
she will not fly this evening—
travel drought begins.
~~ 3 ~~
going the wrong way—
imagine her great surprise
slamming into oaks
~~ 4 ~~
leper colony—
warblers among the branches
serenade the sick
~~ 5 ~~
In another room
a woman with open arms
welcomes motes of dust.
~~ 6 ~~
between the pages
aiming to find the answers
to unasked questions
~~ 7 ~~
lighting thin candles
in honor of the feeders
that snatch up small seeds
© 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Sunday’s Whirligig #51
Basking
Turtle garden feature, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
far from fog and frost
turtle basks in autumn sun
waiting for a fly
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Fog/Ripe”
Refuge
In the shade of a palo verde tree, with saguaro cactus in the distance, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Arizona
in the shade a fly
takes refuge from a lizard
sizzling afternoon
~~ * ~~
hunting lizard
spies a tasty morsel
zip! zap! no fly!
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Hunting”
Waiting
Old door in Historic Downtown Yuma, Arizona
on the door a fly
waiting for the right moment
to slip through a crack
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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