A Tree Tale

I envied a butterfly
Sitting prettily upon a leaf
Her beauty was truly beyond
Belief.

She flutter her wings
To tease the flowers and me
Because we had roots
And she was free.

Cynthia
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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September 15, 2012 at 10:06 PM
If trees could speak, i believe they would envy butterflies too... I envy trees, except when they are being used for us :-( ,,anyways~ the image you paint here is beautiful and sad at the same time... xox~pd
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