My writing called      bring a return
metamorphosis      answered
beating its wings      drying the flow
a seasonal cycle      fall into spring
in a jar once of Play-Doh      six months
an insectarium          transformed
a living statue      a bathroom constant
awaiting      a vernal spark      life
parsley wilted      dried      long ago
withered upon      a lilac twig
hanging      a Houdini from a bridge
a stowaway      a black-winged swallow
sail away      sail away      now
your angel eyes      open      born anew
for ten days      eternal      life perfect
captured      set free      in a moment
a miracle’s delight      innocence      returned.

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Submitted as part of “National/Global Poetry Writing Month” (#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo).

Today’s prompt:  Day Thirty:  our final (optional) prompt! This year, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about something that returns. For, just as the swallows come back to Capistrano each year, NaPoWriMo and GloPoWriMo will ride again!

30 Poems in 30 Days

All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck

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