Chrysalis

I.

under the canopy of a trillion stars,

a precious

jewel was planted

into the rich soils

of mother earth.

in between the quiet

realms,

of darkness;

weeks slowly passed...

roots spawned

across the surface of the ground.

days passing,

seasons shifting...

until one day, the fullness of

time finally morphed into one.

II.

a big chrysalis embarked

in the heart of December...

gentle eaves of lanterns and fireflies

surround her small

cocoon.

the shedding's of her skin

molt and sloughed beneath the warm beams of

twilight...

guardians of deer

help to brush her leafy remains...

as foxes, owls, toads

and other nocturnes

gather to watch

her emergence.

her wings begin to

unfurl,

unweaving herself our from the enclosed

chrysalis