The Monarchs

Two Butterflies went out at Noon—

And waltzed above a Farm— 

— Emily Dickinson

I held two butterflies lilting

upon lilac mist flowers, 

each wing a perfect frame,

tiny panes of stained glass,

displaying autumn’s richest hue.

—C.L. Fisher, October 2022

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