I Saw A Butterfly

I saw a butterfly today
I stilled my steps and stopped to watch
this butterfly to land on flower
sitting in a flower pot.

I saw a butterfly today
its powdered wings were black and yellow
it floated in alight on breeze
I heard myself greet it, hello.

I saw a butterfly today
stop to kiss a marigold
as if to wake it from a sleep
with softly tapping thread of feet.

I saw a butterfly today
dance on air with its wings
awkwardly in no real pattern
before it swept off on its way.

I saw a butterfly today
the thought of it stayed and stayed
I wonder if it'll remember me,
I saw a butterfly today.

Jade Dane Jaspers