The idle butterfly [poem]
Media
Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
- Title
- The idle butterfly [poem]
- Creator
- L. V. R.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1936
- Subject
- Philippine poetry (English)
- Rights
-
- Fulltext
- Man:h, /~1-Ui THE YOUNG CITIZEN THE IDLE BUTTERFLY An idle, white-winged butterfly Strayed ·into 'a garden, He flitted here, he flitted there, Then fluttered o'er a flower. He took a sip of sweet nectar, "Ah, ,life is good!" he said, "The sun is high, the breeze is cool, The flowers fresh and full." But then a cloud bumped with a breeze And spilled a bit of dew That trickled down the wing of white, Upon the flower rested light. The idle butterfly looked up, "Ah, life is good," he said, "Now I can take my sip of nectar "With clear, refreshing water." L. V. R. 75
- pages
- 75