Children, Flowers and Butterflies

Children, Flowers  and Butterflies 

Dr Abe V Rotor

 

Mackie and Markus before a mural in tarpaulin of roses superimposed with 

oversize butterflies, Big Buddha Mountain, Hong Kong 2017

Once an artist drew flowers, and butterflies came;
He drew fruits, and birds came to pick them;
But there is something more the audience mused.
He drew the sun, its rays as bright as flame.

The mural graced the plaza, indeed a centerpiece
Days passed and the butterflies didn't return,
The birds just hovered, their song no longer heard.
People just passed by or took another turn.

One day children thought of planting seeds around
the mural: daisies, roses, lilies, and trees,
soon others joined until the place became a garden;.
now the home of birds, butterflies and bees. ~