Solstice Celebration Mountain Style

Walking along the mountain trail
I turned a corner and there they were.
I wasn’t invited, but who could resist?
Were they celebrating the sun’s return--
Or their own?

Transfixed by their beauty, I sat on the grass.
They paid me no mind--
ecstasy heeds only itself.

There are times like these,
they don’t come often,
when creatures must seize the moment,
and I did.


I imagined myself one of them,
with brightly colored wings, flitting here and there
landing to tease and play, sucking from the nectar of life.
Grounded though I might be, I also celebrated
their being.

The Viceroys teased the Admirals
While the bright orange fritillary chased the duller.
Oh and yes, the dragonflies were there
almost always out of focus and out of reach
for today.

Photos (along with many more) were taken along the Kootenai Creek Trail in Montana-- June 20, 2007.