POETRY

CATERPILLAR

I am a caterpillar, living on a leaf
and the gardener watches over me.
All day I walk and eat and sleep
while the gardener watches over me.
My life is short no matter how hard I try.
but the gardener watches over me.
And when I die, I'll become a beautiful butterfly.
Yes, the gardener watches just because
I am a caterpillar . . . and so are you.

--Patrick J. Lysaght 
all rights reserved Feb. 11, 2014

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