Elizabeth's Taoism Blog

Butterfly



Butterfly

thumb-sized
dressed in white
       velvet, flits among

jade spears, a quivering
cathedral of
     leaves, willow and

cottonwood thickening
to green-gold the soft
     banks of boulder creek

as mid-day sun pours through
onto churning
    froth of small

waterfall
shining-white
     white-shining

serene flow surrendering
to ecstasy
    wings of air entering

a riot of
transparency …



from: And Now The Story Lives Inside You