I saw a monarch butterfly today
the second one I’ve seen all summer.
She met me in broad daylight,
amid a treacherous slumber.
Told me to listen. Just listen.
What you need lives in the air.
To float like me is to be far and near.
I remember you, I say.
You remember me? she asks
from long and long ago.
She offered me pine and mulberries
to savor in my dreams.
My heart was seen.
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