Queen Butterfly on Arizona Brittleweed
Santa Catalina Mountains
A hush on the trail—
the queen descends from the sky,
drawn to desert gold.
Wings edged in twilight
settle on brittleweed blooms,
soft against the thorn.
Above the canyon,
she drinks the sun’s last offer—
brief, deliberate grace.
Queen Butterfly and Honey Bee On Mule Fat Blossoms — Image by kenne
Morning light breaks soft—
Queen and bee on mule fat bloom,
dew still on the leaves.
Queen Butterfly — Photo-artistry by kenne
Wings of rust and grace—
Queen drifts over desert hush,
crowned by heat and light.
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
― George Carlin
Queen Butterfly On Buttonbush — Image by kenne
— Elton John
Queen Butterfly On Palmleaf Mistflower — Image by kenne
Every young plant springing
into heavy air,
one’s self up, out
from the core
as if earth’s got
too hot
for anyone to tough
too much;
much as the much-sung lark
climbs higher,
outsinging where
branches spread and flare
like ravelled wire-
ends or one’s hair
in an electric charge might
upstand, lift, as some
wire prancer’s parasol
might parachute and drift
you gentle down to ground
once more.
— from Summer Sequence by W. D. Snodgrass
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
Don’t lose hope
spring is on its way
look, and you will see
the signs everywhere.
— kenne
Is It A Queen Or Monarch Butterfly? May Guess, Queen. — Image by kenne
Similar, to monarchs, queens (Danaus gilippus thersippus) migrate in and out of the desert southwest.
Unlike monarchs, queens can be abundantly common in the desert southwest of central to SE Arizona west to California.
Butterfly Royalty — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— kenne
Queen Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Queen Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
I do not know if the desert can be loved,
but it is in the desert that my treasure lies hidden.
— Paulo Coelho
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
Queen Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— Einstein
