Pieces of Eight (2020)

The Bubble

I launched a breath
captured in an iridescent sphere.
It floated over the flowered field.
The dandelions nodded their heads,
the switchgrass bowed deeply.
It burst in a butterfly kiss
upon striking Queen Anne in her lace,
with a Monarch on her face.

Queen Anne's lace is a favorite wildflower of Monarch butterflies who lay their eggs in it.