The swallowtail butterfly
\nlanded on the impatiens.
\nLanded like a yellow leaf
\nin front of Jackie,
\na few inches from his eyes.
\nA remarkable God thing,
\nstripes of a tiger,
\nthe silence of stealth,
\nand Jackie spoke to it,
\nhis words still being born,
\na little God man.
\nWings of a yellow sun,
\na gold cocoon,
\nthe earth unfolding a flower.
\nI held the exhalation of my breath,
\ntime was still,
\nand I heard the everlasting
\ncome like a song
\nfrom the laughter of a boy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The swallowtail butterfly landed on the impatiens. Landed like a yellow leaf in front of Jackie, a few inches from his eyes. A remarkable God…<\/p>\n