Metamorphosis of a caterpillar into
a butterfly
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METAMORPHOSIS
Once
I was a caterpillar, dwelling upon the earth,
Crawling
along day by day, adept at feigning mirth.
I
only knew the earthy life, I thought that that was it;
I
took what terra firma gave, the pleasures and the grit.
There
was no beauty in me. No one ever looked
here twice,
Few
cared if I were evil, no one knew if I were nice.
I
was only concerned with myself, what the earth could give,
Yet,
inside I was sensing a far better way to live.
Instinct
led me to spin a thread and weave a neat cocoon;
I
became a living mummy, wrapped tight within my tomb.
What
was happening to me? I tried to kick and
shout,
“Help
me! Open up this thing! I want to get right out!”
No
one heard and I was powerless, so I went to sleep,
Not
knowing what was ahead of me, feeling something deep.
I
don’t know how much time went by within my tiny tomb,
But
sensed that I was being changed, as one inside a womb.
Finally,
instinct worked in me. There was a
sudden urge
To
break out of my chrysalis and from the dark emerge.
Somehow,
I then received the strength to burst my being free;
Alas,
the golden Light broke through and there was a new me!
I
took some time to understand, some time to wonder why,
Then
I just shook myself a bit and I began to fly!
And
`lo, I was so beautiful, and `lo, I saw the sun...
Oh,
after living on the earth, soaring was great fun!
A
wretched worm was I no more, I knew that that was true,
I
was reborn and I became a creation wholly new!
A
butterfly! A butterfly! I received my wings,
Glorious
splendors of the Heavens, all the higher things.
All
old things have passed away, they’ll never come again;
I’ve
set my mind on things above, on these I will attend.
Now,
even when I swoop to earth and walk upon the ground,
I’ll
never be a worm again...I’m Butterfly...glory bound!
Praise
God for metamorphosis, it’s by His loving grace
That
I’m a new creation now, and I shall see His Face.
Maude
Carolan
