The Monarch's progress : poems with wings

Author

Avis Harley

Call Number

• J 811 HARL (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

Honesdale, Penn. : Wordsong, c2008.

Physical Description

32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Summary

"Why are butterflies so universally loved? Is it the dazzling colors within exquisite winged living art? Is it the miracle of change that fascinates us--that wonderful metamorphosis from tiny egg to brilliant insect? Avis Harley explores these questions and many others that have captivated humans throughout history. Eighteen structured poems--haiku, sonnets, cinquain, limerick, and other forms--examine how monarch butterflies taste with their feet, migrate 2,500 miles every year, and blanket entire forest groves when they rest. A 'Small Matters' section at the back explains the facts and science in the poems."--Publisher description.

Contents

• Sipping supper
• Feet treat
• Catching a butterfly (1)
• Catching a butterfly (2)
• Monarch beginnings
• Worldly wise
• Getting ready
• Final finery
• Who can decorate
• Opposites
• You've got male
• Wondrous wings
• Chaos
• The skyway to Mexico
• A note to the monarchs
• Wintering over
• There are no borders
• Before
• Small matters.