Butterflies in the Woods

Butterflies in the Woods 
Painting and Poem by Dr Abe V Rotor

For Candido and Socorro Raquepo on their 

50^th Wedding Anniversary, Nov 30, 2017

           Butterflies in the Woods in acrylic AVR 2017

They come fluttering in a swarm in Spring,

     In the magic of metamorphosis;

They come in Autumn when trees are bare,

     In the mystery of symbiosis.

The blue sky and brown earth are but one,

     The woods in harmonious unity;

Creatures all, big and small, to freedom,

     Where peace reigns in diversity.

Where does man come in, what’s his part?  

     In a thousand ways we can only guess;

Would Nature be better with his genius?     
    Or simply his awe and reverence. ~