Archive for the ‘Butterflies’ Category
Lupine Blue on Bigelow’s Bristlehead — Image by kenne
Radiating out of the darkness
on a desert spring morning
stars on the ground replacing
the stars in the clear desert sky
evidence there is heaven on earth.
— kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly on Mexican Bird of Paradice — Image by kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Always a beauty to see
So again, I share.
— kenne
Painted Lady Butterfly — Image by kenne
Each painted lady
Is a beauty to the eye
Is of multitudes.
— kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail — Image by kenne
We cannot all see beauty the same way.
— kenne
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
“The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.”
― George Carlin
Taxiles Skipper On A Pinos Altos Mountain Bean — Image by kenne
We know she’s a skipper
One hell of a day-tripper
All decked in brown
Jumping up and down.
— kenne
Arizona Sister Butterfly — Image by kenne
Black wings with white spots
These butterflies like to rock
Wait for the music.
— kenne
Queen Butterfly On Buttonbush — Image by kenne
Love isn’t all roses and candlelight. Love is complicated, and poetry uniquely expresses
the power and pain of that mess of feeling.
Never give all the heart, for love
Will hardly seem worth thinking of
To passionate women if it seem
Certain, and they never dream
That it fades out from kiss to kiss;
For everything that’s lovely is
But a brief, dreamy, kind delight.
O never give the heart outright,
For they, for all smooth lips can say,
Have given their hearts up to the play.
And who could play it well enough
If deaf and dumb and blind with love?
He that made this knows all the cost,
For he gave all his heart and lost.
— William Butler Yeats
Butterfly Painting by kenne
The Butterfly
I hold you at last in my hand,
Exquisite child of the air.
Can I ever understand
How you grew to be so fair?
You came to my linden tree
To taste its delicious sweet,
I sitting here in the shadow and shine
Playing around its feet.
Now I hold you fast in my hand,
You marvelous butterfly,
Till you help me to understand
The eternal mystery.
From that creeping thing in the dust
To this shining bliss in the blue!
God give me courage to trust
I can break my chrysalis too!
— Alice Freeman Palmer
Painted Lady Painting (First Posted April 25, 2013) — Image by kenne
“The Painted Lady butterfly is known for its remarkable adaptability to a wide range of environments,
making it one of the most widely distributed butterfly species in the world. Several factors contribute to their
ability to thrive in all lower 48 states in the US.” — Source: Insect Lore
Checkerspot Butterfly — Image by kenne
A dilapidated lepidopteran
dying atop The Mountain of Butterflies
holds out her wings to the darkness—wings as thin
as the mist that swirls beneath monsoonal skies—
— from Waiting for Dawn atop Butterfly Mountain by Martin J. Elster
Bee On Orange Blossom — Image by kenne
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.”
― Mary Oliver
Cloudless Sulphur On Trailing Windmill — Image by kenne
It’s time to enjoy
Sonoran desert beauty
In the summertime.
— kenne
Tiny Checkerspot Butterfly — Photo-artistry by kenne
“The wings of transformation are born of patience and struggle.”
— Janet Dickens
Cloudless Sulphur On Trailing Windmill — Image by kenne
“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
― Mary Oliver
