Butterfly

Today there were no flowers
only a lone butterfly minding its own business
till I came along and intruded
on this creature's peace and quiet

I wanted to capture its form at various angles
patterns on its fluttering wings
most of all I wanted it to stay perfectly still
so that I could image those symmetrical wings in a blink

The butterfly must have been agitated
it opened its wings and then closed them
and I waited and waited long
and finally I lost my patience

So I let the butterfly be and just took what I could get
before it took off for a long trip far away from me.