The Butterfly that Feeds off the Dying Aster
Fluttering wings mark a descent from the sky
Gossamer weight that bends the stem
The Butterfly drinks the Aster dry
And without a thought, takes to the heavens again
The Aster waits patiently
For Butterfly's return
Life's solidarity
A lesson well-learned
Take it all
Give nothing back
Starfall
And fade to black
The butterfly flutters
Vibrant will to live
The Aster shudders
Little left to give
The Aster's scent on the wind like a call
Like a dying star, a few petals fall
No Butterfly borne on sweet scented breezes
Feeling forsaken, the frost-flower freezes
The Aster writhes
Under Butterfly's greed
Yet still the flower
Lets the beauty feed
The Butterfly lives
And flies away
But and the end of all
The Aster waits
Take it all
Give nothing back
Starfall
And fade to black
Autumn's reaper
Metamorphosis seeker
The Butterfly that feeds off the dying Aster
Beckons the snow to fall ever faster