Fritillary | Brodie Bard
Don’t Blink
By Lily Papendick
The air tastes sweet and the caterpillar sighs
as the sun rests his weary head in his hands.
While dusk is layered in amber and mystique,
night is colored the sibylline hues of ebony and indigo;
a velvet blanket silencing the world to sleep.
Blackberry skies are sprinkled with stars
and the soft moonlight falls upon the river,
a deep chamber of reflection aglow with memories of the past.
The silver soul of night blends into the warmth of a golden dawn,
and the morning sky, blushing a rosy red,
paints the promise of a new day.
A breeze effervescent with energy
rouses the earth from her mellow reverie,
awakening the chrysalis from its state of serenity.
As the flowers shed their dresses of dew,
the wings beat,
the world pauses,
and the air tastes of sentiment as the butterfly flies.
Lily Papendick is a poet who strives to find meaning even in the mundane. A sophomore Creative Writing and Publishing & Editing double major with a minor in Marketing, she is overly involved but always makes sure to dress the part. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry, never taking her headphones off, watching films, especially her favorite rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You, and spending time at the Jersey Shore with her loved ones.