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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Buddhism, butterflies, contentment, enlightenment, poetry, simplicity, stillness, sun, UK poet, Uk poetry, Yorkshire poet
just as the butterfly
settles on a flower
and spreads her wings
in reverence to the sun
so
let our minds
still, and feast
on the nectar
of this sublime
life
© Stillness 20.08.2013
by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Der Schmetterlingsjäger (The butterfly hunter) by Carl Spitzweg (1840), a depiction from the era of butterfly collection. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)