I am but a moth
A measly moth
A lowly moth
Who swathed my wings in blue and white velvet
A strange thing for a moth to do
But, I would rather be a butterfly
Not as strange as it seems
I am nervous, as a moth
Swatted and shunned
While, a butterfly…
Butterflies melt hearts and freeze angry fire
Whether they rest on a twig
Or work, sucking nectar through straw-like tongues
Butterflies are revered, admired, loved
While I am a pest
I apologize, my colors are not nearly as brilliant
But my wings flutter the same
I am stout and fuzzy
But that is cute too, right?
Sigh…
In my vigorous attempt to be beautiful
To be revered, admired, loved
I have weighed down my wings
The magnitude of my self-depreciation
I can no longer fly
But the blame falls on you
For making me feel that a butterfly is more beautiful than a moth
In response to the following prompts:
YDWP;
3TC;
FOWC;
RDP;
Word of the day challenge;
Saturday Mix;
Thank you for the challenge, https://wordeologist.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/the-saturday-symphony-16-fairytale-edits/
And thank you for the photo prompt, https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/10/24/daily-prompts-saturday-symphony-16-a-strange-fairytale/
Beautiful.
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Thank you so much!
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You are welcome.
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Some moths are stunning and beautiful.
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/and-this-is-the-moth-of-august/
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Wow, huge! And beautiful, in its own right. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome. It had flown off by morning though.
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This is wonderfully written
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Thank you, Miriam!
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Lovely.❤️
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Thank you so much, Jeff!
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The poor moth, unappreciated and under valued.
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Wow this is deep on so many levels.
Changing to meet fairytale standards.
Picture perfect isn’t perfect.
Thank you for joining in the Symphony 🧡
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I appreciate that! Thank you so much 🙂
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Oh wow. This quite the thought so beautifully written. I never thought of this way before. Your personification of a month is amazing🤩🤩
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I appreciate your kind words!!
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This is another one I wrote, along the same vein. Thought it might be something you’d enjoy 🙂 https://relaxitsallwrite.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/butterfly/
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