Today

TODAY

Today I saw a White-winged butterfly

Fly silently past my window.

It caught my eye like when I was a boy.
Then my heart skipped a beat
when it returned for a treat in my garden
I had visions of happy carefree days filled with joy
Chasing butterflies through the fields around Navan Town

But now in the Autumn of my life

I was just happy to watch

as it fluttered from flower to flower

sucking petal after petal.

 When it had it's fill

it flew away just as silently as it came

I thought! I'd tell you so.

Michael " The Sheriff " Sheils.

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