Butterfly

 Butterfly

Butter is a good thing, for what is bread without butter.

Butterflies are a good thing, too, for they spread pollen from one flower to another,

And ensure the species survival.

A monarch butterfly flutters by, heading for our flower garden.

He likes what he finds there among the lavender blossoms.

He’s on a year-long sojourn from Canada to Mexico - well, he and his progeny.

For it takes several generations of his kind to make the journey.

And they pollinate gardens all along the way.

Unfortunately, he and his kind are becoming endangered by pesticides.

Remember him when you dine: eat pesticide-free fruits and vegetables.

It’s better for you and also for him.