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Mint Moth

Mint moth
How glorious doth
Your cloth
Of purple gold
enfold
your tiny frame
Wings graced by
A royal robe worn for a king (or queen)
You fly
in sun and dark the same
Your dainty flight can be seen
In the day 
and in the night
A quivering glint
Of deep burgundy wine tint
With a hint
Of sun
Fluttering minutely
On the mint

Lesley Scoble 23rd July 2020

The Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata of the family Crambidae) also known by the common name ‘Small Purple and Gold.