Respect Your Butterflies

‘Respect your butterflies’
Three words I said to myself
Fold up your butterfly pj’s instead of tossing them in a heap

Butterflies reside with me all through my house
On a pillow, in a picture, on upholstery
Fluttering through my home and my life

The sun has been shining hot and bright
Bees buzz and butterflies - well they flutter.
Pretty and fragile, not necessary to life and limb.

Or are they?
Butterflies flit along the edges of our ecosystem
pollinating flowers in gardens, fruit trees and grains.

And that is just the beginning
‘Respect all butterflies’ ~
Believe that butterflies are more important than their beauty

“We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis.”

~ LeeAnn Taylor