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A poem about a butterfly

A chapter in the book Miscellaneous Poems

Mountain Blue

by CD Richards

 
Ulysses imbibes

Callistemon's sweet nectar—

rhapsody in blue.
 



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Ulysses: The Ulysses butterfly, also known as the Mountain Blue butterfly, found in Northern Queensland, Australia.

Callistemon: An Australian shrub, commonly called Bottlebrush, for obvious reasons.

With apologies to George Gershwin.

Photo by Julie (https://www.flickr.com/photos/these_are_julies_pics/4557770364/),
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