A butterfly with golden wings
flew in my yard by chance,
but being far too busy then,
I gave it but a glance.

I had to plant in parallel
my perfect rows of seeds,
and then, of course, pull out the roots
of all offending weeds.

My garden lay in disarray,
not tidy as I planned,
so I was tugging dandelions
and thistles out by hand.

I had no time to watch it flit,
to flutter and to fly --
each second I took heed of it,
my life was passing by.

And so the butterfly gave up
the dance it danced for me,
to rest upon a leafy plant
and see what it could see.

Right there upon the selfsame leaf
it spied a lady bug,
who seemed content to soak the sun,
while feeling warm and snug.

This butterfly and lady bug
became the best of friends,
while in my garden I pulled weeds,
and so our story ends.