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Created on: October 06, 2009
The Butterfly
Watching a butterfly
gracefully flying around.
you see the wings,
but don't hear a sound.
Watch as she flies
from flower to flower
not having any concept of the hour.
Time doesn't pass by.
Will she die?
Or just fly away?
Will she come back once more,
To fly another day?
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