New poem

For my educational technology class, we are making a group smart board presentation on butterflies. As I was reading, I learned that some varieties only live for a few weeks. I was so struck by this, I wrote a poem about it. 

"Two Weeks to Live"

Out of the shell,

two weeks to live

Unfurl my wings, 

time slips through the sieve

Two weeks to live.

Two weeks to savor

Two weeks to dream

Two weeks to live

No time to scheme 

Can I build a kingdom?

Two weeks to live.

Can I travel the world?

Two weeks to live.

Can I have even one dream?

Two weeks to live. 

 

Take a lover

Lose a lover

Now I am old and withered and weak

Where did the time go

Where are my children

Two weeks to live