Imperfection's glory...

butterfly morphs from beauty to dust

     in a mere lunar's month tidings,

evolving from its enclos'd chrysalis cage

     bound in its magnificent silken presence,

never fluttering back to begrudge 

 the transformation whence it came,

     nor regret its untimely demise

instinctively knows that  freedom's flight,

    encased in gauzy cocoon's trappings

come envelop'd in imperfections' glory 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

This is quite an eloquent tale of the butterfly that holds true all the way up the evolutionary ladder. Being self-aware, however, it's not so easy for many of our kind to accept the end. Still, there's great beauty in life's design if one chooses to see it.

[Frieda P]

Not easy at all, much more acceptable written as the butterfly, as it pertains to personal loss, not so much. Thanks so much Samuel.

[MAC]

an amazingly powerful "circle of life" piece done to poetic perfection.

[Beccy]

Such a complex journey from chrysalis to butterfly. Their brief time is immaterial, such beauty long outlives the ticking of the clock.

So very much enjoyed this.


Beccy.

[Frieda P]

I love that notion, thanks so much Beccy....

[Matching Socks]

I think you wrote beautifully to the image, you've shown us life, death and a sort of rebirth.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Ana Sophia, jazz'd you enjoyed this one...

[Sarah]

its amazing. There is so much power and imagery in this poem. Lovely.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Sarah, I really wrote to the graphic, my friend said it wasn't dark enough, but I wanted to show the dark and the light, jazz'd you enjoyed.