Marilyn Singer

Monarch Butterfly

Wait I can wait 

     For the fullness of wings

     For the lift     For the flight

Wait I can wait

     A moment less

     A moment more

I have waited much longer before

     For the taste of the flower

For the feel     For the sight

Wait I can wait

     For the prize of the skies

     For the gift of the air

Almost finished

Almost there

     Almost ready

                    to rise

Marilyn Singer

Frog

Baron I’m the baron

I’m the duke

I’m the king

     of this piece of the pond

when it’s muggy

when it’s buggy

     in the moonlight

hear me sing

baron I’m the baron

I’m the duke

I’m the king

Marilyn Singer

Bat

I hear/I see

     the night

come creeping in

I hear/I see

     a cousin

flutter by

I hear/I see

     the trees

rise in my path

I hear/I see

     a house

where days I sleep

I hear/I see

     in waves of sound

Mosquitos swarm

I ride a breeze

The air is warm

I hear/I see

I fly     I find

I near

     I seize

Marilyn Singer

Spider

Web is the work

     is the home

     is the trap

     is the hub

     is the map

     is the night

     is the day

     is the hour

     is the power

     is the pattern

is the way

Marilyn Singer

I found all of these in Fireflies at Midnight.  I will share my favorite Marilyn Singer poem with you in November; some of you have seen it with me before.  I appreciate this poet’s tributes to animals and enjoy her use of repetition.  The illustrations were done by Ken Robbins.