Upon a Butterfly's Dream
By Gerard Traub
(This poem is dedicated to all of the good people of Hong Kong and their struggle for freedom amidst the storm of Beijing’s decades of oppression and brutality of its own citizens. May their extraordinary courage never waver!)
Upon a butterfly’s dream
rising against the storm
never a wavering wing
or fluster of colour
as waters breathe quiet
under rage of air
beckoned to its journey
where new worlds discovered.
By witness of sun
and countless stars
greeting every dawn
and darkest sky
upon a butterfly’s courage
rising against the storm
the promise from pupa
awakening to the prize.
Young girls arrested by police in Hong Kong.
