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Butterfly Wishes



Butterfly Wishes
 
Yesterday a butterfly
Came floating gently through the sky.
He soared up through the atmosphere
Then drifted close enough to hear.
 

I said, "I'd love to fly with you
And sail around the way you do.
It looks like it would be such fun
To fly up toward the summer sun.
 

But I have not your graceful charm.
I haven't wings, just these two arms.
I've been designed to walk around.
My human feet must touch the ground."
 

Then magically he spoke to me
and told me what his wish would be.
 

He said, "What I'd love most to do
Is walk upon God's Earth with you,
To squish it's mud between my toes
Or touch my finger to my nose.
 

I'd love just once to walk around,
With human feet to touch the ground,
But I have not two legs that swing,
I haven't arms, just these two wings."
 
 
And so we went our separate ways
In wonder and surprise.
For we'd both seen God's precious gifts
Through someone else's eyes.
~Author Unknown
 

May your weekend, kind friends, be filled with joy and love.  May you be still and take the time to see God's beauty and bounty all around us. What a blessed time to be alive!  WSR

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  1. I must tell you how much I enjoyed this post, both pictures and poetry.

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    1. Mary, so glad you liked it. I probably post too many butterfly pictures but I love them! These were all from my backyard.

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