Haiku: Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Chrysalis

A sturdy armor
An odd beauty of function
Nature holds its breath

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 6/7/17

Inspiring photo of chrysalis by Tara McLaughlin 6/17

 

https://the-natural-web.org/2012/06/29/pipevine-swallowtail-butterflies-and-their-host-dutchmans-pipevine/
Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly laying eggs on Dutchman’s Pipevine

Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly and its host the Dutchman’s Pipevine

Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly

 

 

Uncomplicated thoughts: Giving the give

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson

Photography of Robert Louis Stevenson, sitting at a desk with an ink quill in his right hand
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