Last To Leave
A golden charm
lights upon the flower
milkweed is its lure
finding this place
by compass sun
a flight of a million wings
making their way
to Mexico
a journey of no return
this is the lone holdout
a straggler
reluctant to leave
it sips the last of sweetness
then finally flutters away
almost 2 weeks behind
a sad farewell
to one so small
its gift of beauty spent
a poem with wings
a story of one
the last to leave.
jennifer Malden
Thu 18th Nov 2021 11:31
Wow! This is really good. The first verse in particular is beautiful.
Always found it unbelievable that creatures so apparently fragile could survive such an incredibly long journey.
Jennifer