• Gentle little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    your silken wings
    brush my face as you
    reach for the creamy blue sky.

    Pretty little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    your bright colors
    dazzle my eyes as you
    float freely on a warm breeze.

    Bashful little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    you dance away
    when i get too close
    and reach once again to the sky.

    Fragile little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    I watch your small
    delicate body as it lifts away like magic.

    Paltry little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    you are so small
    and yet carry a burden on your back.

    Flimsy little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    I cannot bear to watch
    slowly you fall away from your sky, your prize.

    Desperate little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    your wings beat furiously
    as furiously as such tiny wings can.

    Depressing little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    you never reach your goal
    you see the sky is not a place to be reached.

    Solemn little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    not quite so jovial
    not quite so beautiful; you accept defeat.

    Content little butterfly,
    Flutterby,
    you leave this battle for another day
    another day, and you'll fly back again.