Gray Mantles of Foggy Mist Covering Twilight Sky Over Hemlock and White Pine Forest

 foggy mist billows

emanates through countless leaves

vast cool covering

mysterious veil

floating dreams mingling within

twilight curtain falls

ever morphing sky

filled with wondrous light and form

gazing southeastward

Deeper Into Green A Monarchy Morphs

Little Monarch caterpillars do not stay little long.

Growing strong each day

stretching towards one's destiny

 searching for one's self

It may take some time

finding a place to feel safe

life can then unfold

Can you see what does not quite fit in this photograph? To see its story told . . .  visit Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens. 

Hidden within all

growth reveals inner beauty

the curtain rises

Throwing off old garb

crumpled up caught by jade leaf

growth comes from within

A chrysalis forms

green wing templates expanding

intention grabs hold

Just before changing

securely fasten your clasp

preventing a fall

Greening soul resting

imagination flowing

metamorphosing 

Song of renewal

realizing potential

a new beginning 

Honor the journey

yellow white and black larva

become beaded gold

A garden holds light

beauty and danger reside

a white fright in green

Illumination

ever morphing surroundings

green within and out

Sneak peek for next week. 

It has been my great joy and honor to have experienced hundreds and hundreds of Monarch butterfly metamorphoses over the last twenty seven years. Each and every one is magical and feeds the spirit . . . a lovely metaphor for our lives. You can see more about these enchanting creatures by visiting earlier posts beginning here then following the other acts. 

Wildflower Flowering 'In The Pink' Naturalizing Asclepias

Forms tightly woven

sweet filled cups spill into air

generous buds full

letting go unfurl

calyx corolla armor 

release opening

protective layers

disrobe revealing pendants

alluring fragrance

floating mist essence

embracing senses engage

claws and spurs spread out

explosive fireworks

pendulous orbs nurture life

pink porcelain stars fall

wild and native green

countless creatures jade delight

weed of milky sap

imagination

inhales expanding open

eyes to inner sphere 

essential cycle

return each season newly

egg to butterfly

idea to artful

nature feeds cultivates joy

a chrysalis forms

Visit Gail down yonder at Clay and Limestone for other wildflower studies.