Our local nature center has a butterfly exhibit every year from the beginning of July through Labor Day weekend. M is fascinated by butterflies so we’ve been many times over the summer. Yesterday, we went for our last visit before the exhibit closes, and we stayed until they were ready to close up for the evening. I think M could stay in the butterfly for days without getting tired of coaxing them to land on her. So in honor of the fun we’ve had with butterflies this summer, I’m posting a butterfly poem today
I saw a Butterfly Today by Venos Tricon
I saw a butterfly today
Small and green with no wings
Crawling into shadows\hiding from a world who ignores it’s subtle beauty
Afraid to never be noticed…appreciated
I saw a butterfly today
Camouflaged and shielded in self-made walls
Neglecting the world of it’s gentle touch
Afraid to be met with a forceful hand
I saw a butterfly today
Wings new and fresh
Excited with exhilaration
Facing a world with new courage
Knowing it can not be harmed
I saw a butterfly today
Blue and gold streaked the sky
embracing the sunlight’s rays
Fluttering around my head
Carrying my heart on her flight
I saw a butterfly today
Today’s Poetry Friday roundup is at Charlotte’s Library.
What a beautiful poem!
What lovely imagery and symbolism!
Gorgeous! That last stanza before the final line…wow.
It’s lovely! Have you ever done the caterpillar-to-butterfly thing at home? Kits make it easy and foolproof and my kids love it.
InsectLorehas lots of stuff.
Ooh – nice pick.
The beauty of Butterflies by Clark:
The beauty of Butterflies is a sight to behold,
wings as transparent as church windows.
Light changing colors as rainbows flitter,
before my eyes like prisms alight.
From crawling legs of many feet,
this creature transformed is floating on air.
The beauty of Butterflies is a sight to behold,
through their beauty I never grow old.
Wow…i know this was posted in 2008, but i rarely look for my old work… I am the original Author, ‘Prince Venus’ Venos Tricon, the name is a Roleplay character whose persona was perfect for this [This Prince of Romance] I am honoured you posted my poem, which was Written for and Dedicated to my girlfreind at the time it was written.