The Bee & the Butterfly: Scene One of Seven

The Bee & The Butterfly

A Garden Melodrama

(In Seven Delightful Scenes)

 

Scene 1: The Rose Garden�"

Enter Sibyl Mantis and Her Attendant, Mika.

 

SIBYL MANTIS:

 

Now do the cares of day become a haze

Of mazy, riven paths and withered leaves.

 

MIKA:

 

The candle flies disperse from out their court

And rise like limpid sprites above the ruins.

They swirl into what seems to be a dance �"

 

SIBYL MANTIS:

 

Forgetful of all else!

 

(Notices Lovers on a Rose Petal)

 

But what are these

That drowse ensorcelled

In the after-glows of twilight?

Behold, what never flew before

Has flown into the lap of Nyx’s[1] grace.

 

 

MIKA:

 

His eyes are fixed upon that darling’s face.

 

SIBYL MANTIS:

 

And yet I think he only dreams of her.

 

MIKA:

 

Perchance he was laid low; his form is still.

 

SIBYL MANTIS:

 

And yet a hum is heard

That was not heard before.

 

Oh, he has drunk the nectar that is hidden in the iris �"

See, how he gleams upon her pillow, and curls beneath her breath!

 

MIKA:

 

She seems to know this, yet she does not speak,

But moans her tender love into his ear.

 

SIBYL MANTIS:

 

Night comes in tinseled silk �"

 

First as a better lover

And then a lover’s friend;

 

She doffs her sable cloak

And spills her richest gems!

 

We shall, in good time, know what deed is done.

For now, the curtains close and hide the waxing moon.

Reviews

[AYVID N]

Loved this fairy tale world of Sybil Mantis and Mika. Written so beautifully of love. Each line is magical. Can't get enough of it. Will return for more reads. Kudos!