Daniel Parks ,The Flight of the Monarch</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=8.htm>Daniel Parks </a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>The Flight of the Monarch</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b>When northern winds, in early fall,<br>begin their southern flow.<br>Then tiny kings, like autumn leaves,<br>take flight before the snow.<br>A mirid of golden wings,<br>glide gently, to and fro.<br>And as I watch, I wonder why,<br>from wince, to where they go.<br>The gentle stir of stained glass wings,<br>on still and warm fall days.<br>Like little churches floating passed,<br>how do they know the way?<br>With silent whispers from their wings,<br>their secrets are disclosed.<br>We know not when it's time to leave,<br>God told us when to go.<br>They pause for rest, here and there,<br>all along the way.<br>Wings closed tight, like folded hands,<br>thrust upward as they pray.<br>Refreshments served, cool and sweet,<br>from summers fading rose.<br>By gentle breezes carried on,<br>God shows them where to go.<br>With cold north winds, winter comes,<br>the fragile wings are gone.<br>Replaced by frosty pains of glass,<br>on rivers, streams and ponds.<br>In the cold, comes tinkling sounds,<br>from snow flake chandeliers.<br>Where jeweled wings were floating passed,<br>now snow flakes fill the air.</b></font></p><hr color=0000ca size=3></blockquote></blockquote><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk5.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk5.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>