Butterflies of Beauty

I don't often see beautiful things outside after summer But today I saw something that made my jaw drop Imagine: a cool autumn day, I'm walking through a forest Filled with flowers and orange and red trees, Their leaves falling in the breeze A cool, still lake reflecting it all What what should appear But a tiny, rare butterfly Just fluttering past It settled on a flower And began to drink it's nectar I studied this beautiful little creature as it drank It had tiny white dots speckling it's body It's body was a vibrant shade of red As I marveled at it's beauty Another fluttered by! This one, a brilliant shade of blue And black spots all over it's body This one simply came to rest on one of the red trees As I sat gazing at it with incredulous eyes What happened? A gaggle of yellows fluttered by! And merely all rested on some nearby flowers So I stayed in this beautiful, quiet little forest Just watching the butterflies I realized at that moment, Sometimes beauty lies In the simplest of things It doesn't have to be shiny, new, or expensive To be beautiful Just look outside your window If you want to see something pretty So next time you see a butterfly Remember to stop and appreciate it's beauty