for days and days i waited

By nature I am not a patient person.

I will flip the pancake too soon before the perfect little bubbles have formed. Every time.

Patience is illusive to me as a new born butterfly.

:-)

Which brings my lesson...

I bought the fennel. And the dill. And the parsley. Flat-leaf AND curly.

I weeded. Watered. Waited.

They came, the butterflies, and left me 10,000 white teeny pearl eggs which started to wiggle and grow.

Every morning I watched.
Every afternoon I counted.
I never actually interfered but after each storm I rushed to count again.

The numbers dwindled as they are apt to do.

Fourteen yellow, black & white striped caterpillars grew thick as my little finger then conjured lime~green chrysalis magic.

This young, black swallowtail I watched all morning long as she Became and flew away.

By nature I am not a patient person.
Having her way, Nature is patiently teaching me my lesson.

Oh happy day!

Comments

[Mo'a]

So beautiful...isn't mother nature grand, to put on such a show for you.

[Merisi]

A poem, filled with wondrous images!
So delicate, so beautiful. Live long, butterfly!

[Stephanie]

It's a miracle and yes magic...it truly is. Thank you SO for sharing this wonder with us!

x..x

[Marilyn]

She is gorgeous! I am so happy you were patient and caught her in your lens. How exciting for you!

[Spadoman]

No better teacher than nature. What a great lesson, and a great experience to watch the butterflies become who they are. I suppoosemyou press the spatula down on the hamburgers too along with your premature pancake flipping. You need to learn these lessons too, Grasshopper.

Peace

[eb]

we had a little tent
way back
when Boonie was quite small
where the butterflies
cocooned
unfurled
and then hatched into flight
alighting first
onto our hands
smelling?
our love
of watching
the magic
then returning
landing a few more times
on our outstretched hands
and then
were lifted
onto the wing of the wind
wild and free...

xox - eb.