Ad LibitumNovember 2022lost monarchsD.A. Frater, MDD.A. Frater, MDE. Barrow Medical Group Dallas, TexasSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M21-4559 Audio Reading - “lost monarchs” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “lost monarchs” by D.A. Frater, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail this fall I sat in quiet wake abovean unclean creek that lured me once from classto stand barefoot like a beakless heronstalking crayfish without fear in its thenclear waters of glass before I was stoppedstood tall by the sight of them Monarchs hundredsfluttering like autumn leaves who've shedtheir sinewy tethers to help us recallnature's unsurpassing beauty to mindan unseen path to their wintering wherenow in the fading clutch of memoryjust a few still find the unquiettrees whose whispers warned of a timewhen the air would be dead and nonewould recall its passing Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: E. Barrow Medical Group Dallas, TexasCorresponding Author: D.A. Frater, MD, E. Barrow Medical Group, 8230 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 620, Dallas, TX 75231; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “lost monarchs” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “lost monarchs” by D.A. Frater, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics November 2022Volume 175, Issue 11Page: 1616 ePublished: 15 November 2022 Issue Published: November 2022 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2022 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...