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I AM A BUTTERFLY :I AM A BUTTERFLY By:
Linda J. Hutchinson
When spring comes and it opens buds into beautiful flowers for all the world to see, :When spring comes and it opens buds into beautiful flowers for all the world to see,
It puts to sleep a shaggy caterpillar, then awakens it into a pretty butterfly, like ME! :It puts to sleep a shaggy caterpillar, then awakens it into a pretty butterfly, like ME!
Each morning I wake with the sun and I flit here and there, casting a tiny shadow, :Each morning I wake with the sun and I flit here and there, casting a tiny shadow,
I soar through the air searching for a lovely flower garden, or a fragrant meadow. :I soar through the air searching for a lovely flower garden, or a fragrant meadow.
I flutter amid blossoms seeking nectar and I help the bees pollinate many flowers. :I flutter amid blossoms seeking nectar and I help the bees pollinate many flowers.
Sometimes I dart under a leaf to protect my wings from strong winds, or heavy showers. :Sometimes I dart under a leaf to protect my wings from strong winds, or heavy showers.
I do not stay in one place for long, but where I do go, I try to spread life and create beauty. :I do not stay in one place for long, but where I do go, I try to spread life and create beauty.
If I flutter very quickly, perhaps I will have time to carry out my fleeting destiny and my duty. :If I flutter very quickly, perhaps I will have time to carry out my fleeting destiny and my duty.
Sadly when winter comes, I must go; its coldness will dry up all of my flowers and take them away. :Sadly when winter comes, I must go; its coldness will dry up all of my flowers and take them away.
Hope I have been useful here, and if my lifespan is long, I'll be back amid the flowers again, someday. :Hope I have been useful here, and if my lifespan is long, I'll be back amid the flowers again, someday.
By:Linda J. Hutchinson :By:Linda J. Hutchinson MAY WE ALL BE
BUTTERFLIES!