Bronze-Winged Butterfly

After a beam of light is sent from the far future, Lynn is given a mysterious task. A distant relative requests she write poetry about the natural world and the repercussions that modern day society has brought upon itself. Lynn finds that our future isn t totally lost and that all people have a role in making Earth a sustainable place for generations to come. Technology can be used to fix the damages that have harmed the planet, leaving a strange, unnatural world wrought with destruction. However, due to strange, new sights that Lynn is forced to perceive, the looming thought of everything being just a dream is ever present in the back of her mind.Bronze-Winged Butterfly is a postmodern narrative that utilizes natural, romantic, and post-pastoral imagery with future speculation to tell its story. Lynn s tale deftly blends poetry, realism, and science fiction to create a memorable reflection on the dire challenges facing the modern natural world.