A Caterpillar Dreams

A soft mist clings to the horizon A lazy sun bleeding through it Seeping into the fading darkness A yellow-orange streak darts Across the silence of the pond Shouting to the feathered choir A Sunflower yawns Tipping its head slightly Wiggling its roots A weary Muskrat sighs Too late comes the dawn Too soon the sunset A rose petal falls Rippling the pond A caterpillar dreams of wings