WHITE WINGS

This butterfly life-
spent plumbing the spiky depths
of roadside thistles

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Written for One Deep Breath's prompt of Wildflowers. This patch of thistles was covered in a fluttering, ravening cloud of small white butterflies. I wonder if thistles taste delicious? I know people do eat a related plant called the cardoon. No matter, I don't think I'll be serving up ragoût des chardons aux papillons anytime soon!