Challenging Poetry

of tornados and butterflies

as the tempest breaks
from the south west
in thunder and rage,
consider the butterfly
on the other side of the world
moving its wings—storm-lit
green—to fan a blade of grass.

now, winds and miles later,
its tiny fractal flutter
drives the rain, topples trees,
and turns the city dark—under
a green-lit sky.

line count: 12
prompt: weather