The envelopes unfurl
some slowly with trepidation
others with great force
Nervous excitement
after the months of study
and the long wait
to see what the future holds
for the learned
Our future
The wings unfurl
From these unpredictable, beautiful creatures
White Letter Hairstreaks
not seen in Scotland
for a couple of centuries
Things have warmed up
and it’s safe to come up here now
The monks unfurl
from prayer and meditation
following in the footsteps of the Bhudda
keeping to their spiritual devotion and principles
Symbols from a thousand years ago
Stolen
Misunderstood now
The Nazi flags unfurl
dredged from the past in ignorance
or perhaps in full knowledge
of what they stood for
The unread
who hate what they see
what they are
or have yet to become
Yet lack the intellect to
change anything
for the good
Peacefully
© Ash Cheyne
Daily Word Prompt Challenge – Unfurl
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