A Cloud Of White Butterflies

A cloud of white butterflies

Reminds us of the generosity

Of another spring

An inspiring display

Of promised abundance

Fluttering into our future

A live alternate to

Flickering electronic impulses

Assaulting our harried minds

Pumping up fear and anxiety

The need for the next new pill

Hiding from hooded extremists

Suddenly virtual inhabitants

Threaten to hack and crack

Our new world neighborhoods

Who is really being beheaded

In this world of excited electrons

Controlling our values and emotions?

Who is creating our reality today?

How can we know?

How can we say?

Where is the Master Server?

In the Cloud?

Under the Kremlin?

In a chosen God’s mind?

In a Religious Tradition?

In tonight’s dreams?

In our children’s wishes?

In our calculated choices?

In grace in a tight spot?

In our thoughts as we watch

A cloud of white butterflies

Fluttering in our spring garden?