Swallowtail

Certain birds do it for me. Certain butterflies as well. The swallowtail ranks up there.

First swallowtail

Of the year.

It even flew

In front of my eyes

So I wouldn’t miss it.

It seemed it knew

I needed

A swallowtail sighting

To make the day

To make the week

To make the month

Somehow complete,

Somehow

More full.

Butterflies

Can do that.

Sometimes they must fly

Right by

Our eyes

A flash of yellow.

There

They say

Now you’ve got it.