O! butterfly, to where you
fly?
I see you rise to reach the
clouds,
to kiss the mist, drink
sunshine,
fluttering past watery
mounds.
On to petals falling like
dew,
O! butterfly, to where you
fly?
imparting colours all so
bright,
air filled with love and
delight.
Hopping on flowers,
carrying the pollen,
O! butterfly to where you
fly?
spreading life in and around.
Nectary juices flow abound,
buds of lilies surround
with smile,
there you go flying miles,
O! butterfly to where you
fly?
Quatern
A sixteen line French form
composed of four quatrains. The first line of stanza one is the second line of
stanza two, third line of stanza three & fourth line of stanza four. Eight
syllables per line .