I was busy smelling roses <br />In the garden of delight <br />When the wind picked up a moment <br />And my eyes picked out your flight. <br /> <br />You fluttered round the tulips <br />So pretty in your way <br />So lovely in your movement <br />So wonderful the day. <br /> <br />You danced with me a moment <br />Then wrapped me in your wings <br />And in a breath I loved you <br />With all that loving brings. <br /> <br />So beautiful your colours <br />So lovely were your eyes <br />So much I came to love you, <br />Of all the butterflies! <br /> <br />You dreamed of distant gardens <br />Where the butterflies fly free <br />And asked me to go with you <br />To an island in the sea. <br /> <br />I couldn’t go there with you <br />So hard it was to stay <br />So much, in pain, I loved you <br />So sad you went away. <br /> <br />You danced with me a moment <br />Then fluttered through the sky <br />And in a breath... you left me... <br />My beautiful butterfly. <br /> <br />(May 2004)<br /><br />Charles Wiles<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-garden-of-delight-best-love-poems/
