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BUTTERFLY WOMAN
The black-dotted fritillary
inquires as to the nectar
of her nose.
A fluttery eastern comma
presses down on her temple
with its hindwings.
One eye is the white-rimmed black
of a fanciful admiral.
The other boasts the tigerish stripes
of a swallowtail.
One lip is orange sulfur,
the other light-gray copper.
And her throat lights up
with skippers,
rusty gold and bright yellow.
She is a woman
who makes the most
of a relaxing rest-stop
in an open field.
A checkerboard of flighty beauty
is a look in her direction.
© John Grey
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