Butterfly Tree

One magical story across seven extraordinary generations-

-filled with love and faith and hope

Twins born beneath an enchanted tree split by lightning-

-an enchanted door, enchanted table, enchanted bench

A knife thrower, pistol duel, an heirloom opal ring-

--spectral soliloquies and premonitions that hit the mark

An escaped circus tiger; a runaway slave and conductor-

-united as brothers on the Underground Railroad

A house ablaze, spinal nerves burning from a football hit-

-a cross-country running race to never forget

Dreams abandoned, a son abandoned, an abandoned shed-

-also, capitalized, Hope and Fayth and Love

Seven extraordinary generations in one magical story-

-The Butterfly Tree