Monarch
Which came first, the butterfly or human royalty?
What is the etymology of the entomology?
Dictionaries relegate insects to a secondary meaning.
For my money, they should be first.
This -- this one-tenth of an ounce -- this bug
navigates its way to a certain mountain in Mexico
every third generation. From Canada.
Powered by milkweed and true monarchial instinct.
Prince Charles, chauffeur-driven via the best GPS
would end up in New Jersey. Holed up in a five-star.
Exhausted and complaining of the room service.
Not to mention Henry the 8th. Whence did it originate?
Was it an awe-filled scientist, breathlessly declaring:
This -- this is the epitome of what humanity should revere.
Or was it a servant in the shadows of a castle whispering:
Everyone here is as majestic as... those butterflies!
God help us, and be damned all language
if it was that secondary thing.
-- © Ciprianowords, Inc. 2015 --
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". . .a poem should not mean / but be. . ." "Ars Poetic by Archibald McLeish
Keep writing, cipriano! I love reading you.
“Just living is not enough," said the'Monarch', "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
Hans Christian Andersen
MY VERSION:
Was it an awe-filled scientist, breathlessly declaring:
The monarch is on the wing and we must secure his immortality!
Or was it a servant in the shadows of a castle whispering:
Everyone must live in a Kingdom where butterflies roam free!
SYMBOLISM- ANTITHESIS- METAPHOR
I think my 'bit' has more lyricism but worse English. Now do your magic..
Have you ever heard or read anything about the "GRUPO DE LOS CIEN?"
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