Butterflies and Dragonflies
I realized today
that a butterfly is a thing of beauty,
that I don’t need to try to capture it on film.
It’s not in their nature to sit still
and wait for me to focus~
it is their nature
to fly!
They have struggled to become what they are.
A complete metamorphosis
changed in form,
dissolved, reconstructed, reconfigured
mysteriously~
Transfigured!
I am amazed at their delicate design
powdery, frail, so fragile
and their colors, so vivid and bright.
Un natural creatures
in this world of green and brown.
Seemingly not aerodynamic
and yet, they fly.
I have never seen a butterfly die
tho I know they must
go somewhere, to turn into dust,
secretly.
I have seen a dragonfly die.
It landed on the topmost branch
wrapped its feet around the stalk
shook its wings a few times
rested, relaxed,
and did not move again.
Frozen in time
it left peacefully, gracefully
and without ado.
I hope I can go as gracefully
and peacefully
when it is my time.
BlessedBe!
Butterflies struggle to become what they are.
Don’t try to capture them. Now is their time to fly!
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Tags: metamorphosis, spring