"The Metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly"
By: Nenita Wells

Enchanting butterfly with its tantalizing colors
Human being blushed envious of its beauty.
Transforming itself from a lowly minute egg,
Nicknamed as the "King" of the butterflies.

Its life cycle so fascinating
Migrating southward searching for a warm abode
Sanctuary found aided by an inner compass
Pointing, flying, escaping the wintry chills.

Living in the poisonous milkweed leaves
Protected from being consumed
Its complex life cycle commence
A homely caterpillar is ready to be transformed.

A silk-like pad is its link to a branch
In a shape of a "J" it hangs upside down for a day
Five times the caterpillar sheds its skin
In seconds a green casing is revealed.

The soft chrysalis becomes a hardened shell
Masquerading the dramatic changes within
As wings and proboscis lithely form
Limbs and body parts are now evidently moving.

The hardened shell chrysalis is now transparent
Orange and black wings apparently showing,
Transformation has now beautifully completed.
It majestically earned its monarch name.

Can our lives mimic the life cycle of a monarch?
We are often confronted by impassable challenges.
Overcoming, surviving and ingeniously adapting life's changes.
Yes, we are beautiful like the magnificent monarch!

10/17/2009
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