Sunday, 12 October 2025

BUTTERFLY KING

BUTTERFLY KING

A butterfly 
Flutted
From
Flower to
Flower.

I admired
Its Beauty...

In the Garden
Of so
Many pretty
Ones,
This butterfly 
Was
The prettiest!

I whispered 
Quiet
Praise
Upon it...
Somehow
It heard
Me.

Across the 
Garden
It flitted
To where
I sat...
Poised
On my 
Finger!

O pretty
Butterfly
I  greeted
It.
How delighted
To see
You
Am I!

Oh, it is
My honor
It spoke
In a 
Soft tone
For  you
Are
The queen
Of
All blooms.

I, a queen?
Laughing
I asked...
Not possible 
I affirmed.

The most
Beautiful 
Queen 
Indeed,is
What you
Are
The Little
Pretty said
I reaffirm!

Laughing
Quietly
I blew
It a kiss 
And lo!
It turned
Into
The King
Of my
Dreams!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

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