Created by AnElephant’s friend Emma, aged 11. Possibly the prettiest girl in the USA.
AnElephantCant stop admiring nature’s wonders
Beautiful creations bring a smile to his eyes
Like penguins and roses
And Elephants’ noses
But most of all he just loves butterflies
You see a multi-limbed furry caterpillar
Ambling around munching on leaves
Kinda creepy and hairy
But totally unwary
AnElephant wonders what this wee dude believes
He wraps himself in a silken cocoon
And has a snooze but does he know the reason
AnElephant is amazed
That is where he stays
Until he metamorphoses to pop out the next season
AnElephant thinks of The Ugly Duckling
Who grows into a glorious swan
Does the caterpillar imagine
How he’ll be emerging
Can he understand he is being reborn
Astonishingly this ephemeral creature
Can have a world-wide effect on some things
Some scientific doomsayers
Suggest he can cause chaos
Just by flapping his gossamer wings
The most exquisite of all the world’s creatures
There is nothing quite like the butterfly
Delicate and colourful
Magically wonderful
It is pure joy to see one flutter by
anelephantcant 
Lepidoptera – My uncle had this I think it was. He had an operation and takes his meds and is doing much better now.
LikeLike
AnElephantCant deny Carl is funny
And he probably is a really nice bloke
But to AnElephant’s dismay
He feels this he must say
That was a terrible joke!
LikeLike
Absolutely love this! Beautiful poem and very cute picture. I smiled reading the whole thing 🙂
LikeLike
AnElephantCant express his delight here
Lady Lovely is smiling so cutely
She likes Emma’s drawing
She is almost guffawing
He is head over heels absolutely
LikeLike
A Lady is still smiling 🙂 Thank you kind sir
LikeLike
A beautiful poem. AnElephant is very talented. Sadly, I am not, but,I do love reading your words. A lovely drawing by Emma.
LikeLike
So happy you enjoyed, Alison, but why not give it a try yourself?
Smart lady like you ….
LikeLike
Think you might be confusing me with someone else!
LikeLike
What a wonderful picture and a poem that does it justice. AnElephant has created another masterpiece
LikeLike
AnElephantCant avoid writing nice words
To support this great picture from Emma
He just posts his post
And waits for a host
Of smart readers to create a great clamour
LikeLike
Butterflies are wonders
For all kinds of flowers
They bring out dreams
Not that extreme
Of sunshine and daisies
All sans soucis
LikeLike
AnElephantCant dream of sunshine
It is not often he sees a blue sky
Because he’s a Scot
And that’s what we’ve not got
So the corn ain’t as high as AnElephant’s eye
LikeLike
Hehehehe Penny! Brian…. this is very adorable…. I love butterflies and elephants, and to have them both in one poem is great! Thanks for sharing my friend 😉
LikeLike
AnElephantCant deny he loves flutterbies
Although he cant even spell what they are
He can watch them for hours
As they flit around flowers
He wants to accompany them on a sitar
LikeLike
This is Emma! Thank you for saying I’m the prettiest girl in the U.S.A. and you are the awesomist friend in Scotland! >^..^< ,<3
LikeLike
AnElephantCant tell lies
His mummy would not approve
He sees Emma’s cute face
Full of sweetness and grace
And he is sure he speaks only the truth
LikeLike