Safety net
Butterfly, moth with colourful wings,
You pull on my heart strings!
You really are the most beautiful things
The whole of nature cold possibly bring.
Flying so elegantly like a magic fairy.
Years back, in abundance, now so rarely.
So many species, they do vary;
We're losing so much, it's getting scary.
You fly through the
air with such precision,
You really are a
spectacular vision!
It doesn't seem a
difficult decision
To ensure a
safety net and some previsions?
Loved you from a very
young age,
Kept caterpillars,
watched them stage by stage.
But building work is
on the rampage -
The nature
lovers are outraged.
A dainty flutter in the breeze
But now there's not enough of these.
The same is said of birds and bees
And the need for material wealth spreads like a
disease.
You are a sight to behold -
From years gone by I have been sold!
There used to be a hundredfold -
As many as a common cold!
Summer, you are my favourite season,
I have so many personal reasons.
Yellow, white, purple, brown, blue and green,
Each and every one a desire to see!
Butterflies, moths, you
enrich our land,
From sky to ground, from
sea to sand.
But more infrastructure in
demand,
An eco system lost from
our once green land.
Meeting different types far and wide,
Through the air you gently glide.
You're my special friend, I cannot lie,
Though others want to cast you aside .
Some I might not get to see
Will remain in my thoughts especially.
And all the insects realised properly,
For a spirit that looks so carefree.
New builds planned and welcomed citizens,
Build a new life, to make new friends.
But all our creatures we depend,
Although I do not wish to offend.
Let them fly to keep on mating,
We cannot stop the pollinating!
These creatures are so fascinating.
The lack of them, so painful and frustrating.
Copyright Linda Lawrence
18/06/23
