Butterfly Beauty

From our youth, we have been taught that beauty is only skin deep; and “It’s in the eyes of the beholder”, is what we like to teach. Many a head has been turned, and our hearts have taken a leap. It was breathtaking, as our captured hearts skipped a beat. I absolutely understand this, and I do tend to agree. Many were the working hours of driving through the marsh mellow wetlands. I paused but could not stall as I took in the blessings of beauty in the Fall. So pleasing and peacefully, the feathered fowls played, rested, and feasted. So honored and privileged was I just to watch and breathe with the birds. I have witnessed the carefree and feathered beauty of butterflies flying by. Such artistic mixtures of colors often arrest and capture even this stoic guy. And I’m reminded that such beauty was earned in a cocoon, and not given. It was born out of strength and patience, and not made-up quickies. Time was crucial, and the work was hard, as the moth long endured. The butterfly has taught me that beauty develops in stages and unfolds over time. I must continue to learn to wait and dutifully labor through the hard times. Millions of the Monarch Butterflies spend their winters in Central Mexico. Come Spring, may I too, like butterflies, spread my wings and take flight. 12052015PS Contest: For Men Only( Would You, Could You) Write About Butterflies. 2nd contest entry 6/29/20, Butterflies And Marshes Mellow, Kai Michael Neumann