The butterfly, <br />She has swept into my life. <br />Ah so beautiful, <br />So charming, so delicate. <br /> <br />Such a creature you must treat with respect, <br />You stare in awe; <br />Take in the colours of her beauty, <br />The skill of her flight. <br /> <br />But you must allow her to fly, <br />To venture out alone, <br />She has a gift to share, <br />To give to many more. <br /> <br />You mustn't grab, <br />Or hold and cage, <br />For if you do you break her wings; <br />Steal the colour from her life. <br /> <br />Then you leave her flightless, <br />Flightless, scared and trapped. <br />A thing you'd never wish, <br />On a creature beautiful when free.<br /><br />Moya Levy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/0071-the-butterfly/
