Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein

The days stretch on

In sun and shade,

Highlighting the contrast

To the lifespan of

A butterfly,

Its new wings splayed on

In the warmth

To dry.

And I wonder

What the ancient rock thinks,

In contrast,

Of the human

Lifespan

Fleeting by.

For One Word Sunday: Contrast