A personal preference
Yes I, too,
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like to see
a butterfly
that after a rest
from flight,
unfolds its wings
and makes
a moment's
parasol
for the flower
beneath its wisp
of weight
but I also
love to watch
a bull-chested crow
plop
its black fat
on a thin tree limb
that instantly bends,
as if begging
for mercy.
