Calico Pennant

Calico Pennant
There you sit
Perched upon
A swaying blade of grass
An ordinary day
For you

Your beauty though
Is light years beyond
Ordinary.
Your wings
Like the finest 
Tiffany lampshade
Fragile, transparent
You flap them freely
As they are buffeted in the wind
Why don’t they vanish
Like bubbles blown
On a warm summer’s day?

You do not wear your heart
On your sleeve
But on your abdomen instead
A whole string of hearts

Are you, my friend
An ancient messenger of 
Love and beauty?
Your ancestors
Go back 
Over 300 million years
Surviving all manner
Of calamity 
What stories
What wisdom
Has been passed down
From your elders?
From where comes your strength?
Your appearance so delicate
Your beauty resplendent
They belie your fortitude
While here you rest
Humbly
Munching insects.