For me, butterflies stand for  H- O- P-E

A message

Beauty in a delicate form

Gentle is what it spells.

It conveys a freshness

A  kind of Joy

A feeling of freedom.

I love watching as they alight on a flower,

That seems to welcome its very presence

Where it seems to blend in with the surrounding beauty 

Of all the flowering plants in the garden

The fields or even on the mountains.

We rarely get yo see Butterflies 🦋 

Now

I have had the pleasure of seeing some very beautiful and colorful butterflies 

Of various sizes

It was a wonderful experience 

Oh ! Yes!!  How I enjoyed 

Just standing there and watching  them fly all around me

Sometimes here, sometimes there

Alighting,  wherever it pleased them

I must confess

I did 

Try catching one, it seemed like it felt it  and knew what my intention was

The, this particular lovely blue Butterfly that had my attention – flew away and then right back and past my face

As if it were teasing me: saying, 

‘Catch me if you can !’

Wanting that I should chase it

I did, try catching it

But, each time I’d get close, it would get away (actually)

I was trying to get a photograph of it.

This unique experience of mine, came to mind one day;

As I sat glancing out my door 

Enjoying a beautiful day 

Soaking in the midday sun.

In a moment, 

This lovely sight caught me off guard

A little butterfly came fluttering by

It ain’t often that one gets to see a butterfly nowadays 

And  it’s been quite a while

The sight pleased me 

And then another came fluttering 

They seemed to bring a message 

A message of hope ?!

These  were little butterflies and

Seriously, I found them pretty unique

Why ? 

because – 

They were of a dark color

Like almost black

They were butterflies without doubt

Watching them fluttering around on the balcony

Maybe my plants were the attraction 

It was pure Ecstasy 💃🏻