“ Swallowtails‘ “ ...

“ Swallowtails’ “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Swallowtails’
caterpillars
on plants
chrysalises
mimicking
bits of leaf
hanging
upright
throughout
an entire
wintertime
slung by
a silken girdle
right around
the middle
gold rims
reappearing
on parsley
and phlox
flitting
drifting
stalling
spotted
across
rivers’
shores...