Butterflies Forever Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 3

Cradled in a chyrisallis, a caterpillar sleeps

content with its surroundings

until the moment comes when it moves

and it makes that tiny little hole

in its soft-shelled home

and it slips out the corner of a wing

and pushes

gently and gently and gently

until with a soft fury she emerges

and is immediately in flight,

colorful and incredible,

a miracle of life,

a unique spirit in motion

and no matter how long she flutters around us,

when she is gone

it feels like not long enough.

You never want to see the butterfly going

you only want to see her coming your way,

coming into your world,

brightening your life

with a few seconds of fluttering

in the space around you

before she is gone on another journey.

And even though you know

that her visit may be short,

you wouldn't trade it

for the world.

With much love,

for my cousin Amanda--Stephanie Elliott

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