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Photo: “Monarch In May” by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson
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(a children’s poem)
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Butterfly lands upon a mirror,
sees himself from front to rear,
hairy body, skinny legs,
“It seems I’m made of pegs and bags –
we butterflies are ugly things!”
Alas, he cannot see his wings,
how elegant he is from here
where we see him above the mirror –
so with his beauty still unknown
the monarch flies back to his throne.
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© 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
Seasonings 
Betty – Your insight written through simile is reflected in these words …
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Thank you so much, Peter!
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How often one’s true beauty is hidden from view of self…enjoyed this verse.
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Glad you liked it, Charlie – you’re right, we most often don’t really see the beauty of our true selves – or that of others.
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Reblogged this on Ben Naga and commented:
Another winner.
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Thank you, Ben – honored, as always! 🙂
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Always please to unite talented poets and appreciative readers. This is the kind of thing that WordPress is made for, I think.
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You’re right, Ben – I should start doing some re-blogging myself. (There are reasons I’ve never done so in the past, but perhaps those need to be reconsidered.)
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Well you knew I’d like this didn’t you? In answer to your previous comment, spring has sprung in Oz but not much grass has riz as we haven’t had much rain, hope you are well. 😉
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Hi Dennis – and yes, I was hoping you would! 🙂 Fall has fell here. Hope you get some rain – enough to keep down fires, but not so much as to have flooding. Wishing you a good season!
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When you write a children’s poem it always dances with breezes beneath wings, Betty. It always does.
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My sincerest thank you, once again, Thomas.
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P.S. I’m behind on blog reading once again, and will try to catch up with yours soon.
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