Judy Ball Poet Quatrain

The Butterfly

THE BUTTERFLY

The butterfly's a symbol,
A symbol of rebirth,
A shedding of the former life,
To be a thing of worth.

A metamorphosis took place,
A new life has begun,
A creature of great beauty stands,
Where once there was a worm.

No more to crawl amongst the leaves,
She spreads wings of bright hue,
The past is done and over now,
Behold, all things are new.

                                  Judy Ball

For Michael J. Falotico's Contest "A Poem Saying "I'm More Than What You Thought".
"THEREFORE, IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST JESUS,
HE IS A NEW CREATURE. OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY,
BEHOLD, ALL THINGS ARE NEW."
                                                2Corinthians 5:17

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Carol Sunshine Brown March 19, 2012 at 11:45 AM Congratulations on your placement in Michael's contest Judy. Love, Carol Judy Ball March 20, 2012 at 4:39 AM Thanks so much Carol. God Bless,\ JB

Gwendolen Song March 18, 2012 at 9:30 PM Judy...congrats on this magical write...the scripture attached brings the entire theme of "all things new" to a more spiritual light! Love, Gwendolen Judy Ball March 19, 2012 at 7:49 AM Thanks so much Gwen. God Bless, JB

Poet Destroyer A March 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM JUDY, nice saying for MJF, contest.. Congratulations~always*PD Judy Ball March 18, 2012 at 4:09 PM Thanks so muc pd. God Bless, JB

Linda-Marie Sweetheart March 17, 2012 at 11:40 AM congrats Judy on a terrific win for this excellent expression of contest theme luv.. nicely penned entry .. u are a super blessing luv.. Judy Ball March 17, 2012 at 1:18 PM Thanks so much Lind-Marie. God Bless, JB

Elaine George August 5, 2011 at 9:09 AM Absolutely beautiful, Judy. Thank you for sharing. Uplifting and inspiring. Judy Ball August 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM Thank you so much Elaine for going back and finding this one. It's a personal favorite written for a friend. God Bless, JB

Daver Austin July 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM This is what I just told my son over the phone. He is forever borrowing money, which, somehow, never gets paid back. Your last two lines speak well. "Go," I said, "and borrow no more." You think he'll change? Ho ho hardy ho ho - NO! Love, daver Judy Ball July 7, 2011 at 1:06 PM Sometimes tough love is needed to make them grow up. It's hard to be that way though. My daughter was always coming to me for money. Seems she thought tht at our age we didn't need it as much as she and her husband did. So instead of giving her money I just bought her some food woulldn't have done that but I worried about the grandchildren. Now she has a good husband who supports them. God Bless my friend, JB Daver Austin July 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM Incidentally, I love this poem and I love Jesus. daver

Sara Kendrick July 7, 2011 at 3:59 AM Great one that is an expression of your faith in God..Enjoyed reading this morning for it communed with my spirit..Thanks for stopping by, reading, and commenting on my work about Princess..She is my Chihuahua puppy that our son brought to us..Our Rocky died from heart failure..He was 14 years old..Our son said that this Chihuahua was behind his house in the woods for three weeks and he finally got his hands on it..I took it to the vet and she said it was about four months old..Void is filled.SK Judy Ball July 7, 2011 at 4:04 AM WoW! What a blessing for both of you. His little life is saved and your broken heart is mended. Thank God a hawk or something didn't get him. I have a 4 yr. old Chihuahua female named Jewel. She belongs to my 11 yr. old German Shepard,Major who adores her. He takes care of her. So cute. Thanks so much my friend. God Bless, JB

Nette Onclaud July 7, 2011 at 3:58 AM so astonishingly written, judy.. i can imagine how a butterfly goes through its trandormational stages..:) huggs, nette Judy Ball July 7, 2011 at 4:18 AM Ever watch one come out of the cocoon? It's a real struggle but if you try to help it the butterfly ends up deformed. It must be squeezed like that and struggle out of the cocoon in order to be perfectly formed. Thanks so much for stopping by and for the encouragement of your kind words. God Bless, JB

Andrea Dietrich July 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM HOw cool ,to use this in the context of that scripture from Corinthians. Very lovely, Judy! Judy Ball July 7, 2011 at 3:47 AM Thank you so much my friend. Glad you like this and the context in which it is used. I use the butterfly as my symbol because God is not yet finished with me. I'm still changing. Thank you so much, God Bless, JB