'Butterflies are pretty things, <br />Prettier than you or I; <br />See the colors on his wings; <br />Who would hurt a butterfly?' <br /> <br />'Softly, softly, girls and boys; <br />He'll come near us by and by; <br />Here he is, don't make a noise;-- <br />We'll not hurt you, butterfly.' <br /> <br />Not to hurt a living thing, <br />Let all little children try; <br />See, again he's on the wing; <br />Good by! pretty butterfly!<br /><br />Eliza Lee Follen<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/butterflies-are-pretty-things/
