THE COLORS ARE SO PRETTY AND BRIGHT,

IT'S SO AMAZING,

HOW GOD CAN PRODUCE SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL AND RIGHT.

I REMEMEMBER BEING LITTLE AND CHASING THEM WITH NETS AND THINGS,

TRYING TO CATCH A CLOSE GLIMPSE,

AT ALL THE COLORS ON IT'S WINGS.

SEEMED LIKE I WOULD BE BUSY FOR HOURS,

RUNNING OR SKIPPING HERE AND THERE,

CHECKING ALL OF THE FLOWERS.

I WANTED SO BADLY TO HOLD ONE IN MY HAND,

BUT THEY WERE SO QUICK,

WHY I WASN'T FAST ENOUGH, I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND.

ONE DAY, I FINALLY CAUGHT ONE AND IT BROUGHT ME SUCH JOY,

I NEVER STOPPED TO THINK,

THIS BEAUTY GOD CREATED WAS NO TOY.

I ACCIDENTLY BROKE IT'S PRECIOUS WING AND STARTED TO CRY,

THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO,

BECAUSE OF ME,IT WOULD DIE.

MY MAMMA SAT ME DOWN AND A STORY SHE TOLD,

SHE SAID A BUTTERFLY NEVER LASTED LONG,

IT GOES THROUGH IT'S STAGES OF LIFE AND QUICKLY GROWS OLD.

MY HEART ACHED AS I PUT IT TO REST,

MAMMA KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK,

TOLD ME NOT TO FRET,NOW IT'S HEAVEN'S LITTLE GUEST.

AS I LOOK BACK TO THAT DAY,

I KNOW THERE WAS A PURPOSE,

OR THAT LITTLE BUTTERFLY WOULD HAVE SURELY GOTTEN AWAY.

IT WAS GOD TEACHING ME HOW QUICKLY EVERYTHING CAN SLIP BY,

NOT TO TAKE A DAY FOR GRANTED,

THAT LIFE CAN BE JUST AS FRAGILE AS THE WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY.