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Alpine Butterfly 
The wind, 
she dances wildly. 
Two steps up, 
five steps down. 
Her dueling partner, 
the desert 
crowds in on her, 
on this diamond-clear night, 
where shadow hives 
of highland flora flirt 
with buzzing lovers. 
Morning dew 
on fragile wing, 
honey dripping 
from green-feathered toes, 
in a morning waltz. 
Primordial winds, 
out in blue-steel light 
meet in fluttering unison, 
like an alpine butterfly 
joins the flower, 
fitfully swaying to the touch, 
of the desert…

Alpine butterfly