Trying to hold onto <br />and preserve what one <br />loves and feels deeply, <br />is like trying to pin the <br />butterfly. <br />The collector knows <br />the butterfly can only <br />thrive for a very short <br />time, freely in the world. <br />And so he pins its <br />unique beauty in <br />place for what he hopes <br />is forever <br />Is this what we try to <br />accomplish with art and <br />music; with our written <br />words and the love <br />we feel?<br /><br />Susan LeGree<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pinning-the-butterfly/
