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Variations on a Scene
by Maureen GlaudeChimera butterfly,
where went the black, orange
and yellow paisley
of your wings?
Computer technology
fades you to grey
stone frieze
your image, captured by a lens
at the instance of
your landing on a stand of
mauve loosestrife
became JPEG
introduced onto
a monitors screen
at the next stage in this
metamorphosis
a paint program
embossed the capture of your
exquisite forms
natural wildlife stance and moment
into delicate etching,
granites shadows
trace of loosestrife you harvested
all manipulated into
a mere stain
remaining of the
bright mauve and green
bouquet
Angel petroglyph
you hover, a lacy outline
wings closed, antennae in proud V
above your head
you were caught
gingerly prodding a bloom
for nectar
and in your moment of promise
forever fossilized 04/30/2003 Author's Note: Based on Chris Sorrenti's butterfly image shown at his homepage entrance(address listed on his library page here)
Posted on 10/17/2003
Copyright © 2025 Maureen Glaude
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/17/03 at 05:00 PM No positive bias here hehe, but excellent literary companion to a computer tinkered visual. Now we've only to convince James Byrne that no money changed hands in the posting of this poem and subsequent comment by yours truly. |
| Posted by Kate Demeree on 10/17/03 at 05:22 PM *smiling*.. thank you for painting a word picture of a beautiful happening. Reading the comment above gave me quite a grin.... Glad to have you home Mo! |
| Posted by Thomas K. Hunt on 10/19/03 at 02:00 PM the imagery is wonderful..a beautiful read |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 10/19/03 at 07:13 PM Oh, so lovely! |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 10/20/03 at 07:42 PM Very interesting, descriptive poem -- reflection on a photgraph. |
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