Poetry Vol. 2, Issue 2

My Dancing Butterfly

By Thomas J. Gordon · Illustrated by Hugo Ocon

Colored-pencil drawing of a monarch butterfly with orange and black wings perched on the fingertips of an outstretched open hand. The full-page scan also contains small handwritten notes at the top and a signature at the lower left. — Illustration by Hugo Ocon

Like a caterpillar,Pregnancy was your cocoon,Transforming you into aBeautiful Butterfly.

My Dancing Butterfly!MyMonarch Mother.

Migrating millions of experiences,Traveling the miles ofBeing aParent.

Of times immemorial,The struggles of regret.No thoughtBut of love —

Love of a lifetime!

Poet: Thomas J. Gordon
Illustrator: Hugo Ocon
First published: Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 2025 · p. 35
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