Today I Saw a Butterfly

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Today I saw a Butterfly
Today I saw a butterfly
As it floated in the air
Its wings were spread in splender
Unaware that I was there.

It was such a thing of beauty
It was a sight to see
It was the perfect masterpiece
Full of grace and majesty

I found myself thinking
To what can this compare
And then, of course, I thought of you
And I wished that you were there.

God sure was extra careful
When he formed and fashioned you
You too, became a masterpiece
Yet, God is still not through

He’s daily making changes
That other folks can’t see
You’re already true perfection
At least you are to me…

Author, unknown.



Today I Saw Butterfly
Today I Saw a Butterfly is kind of modern poem. It tells about the author feeling when he saw a butterfly. In this poetry, he not uses many sound devices and he also not too concern about the rhyme or such. He just describes his experience in a simple word and begins to comparing between the butterfly and his lover. Therefore, even though it is simple poem but the title quiet meaningful.
The story of this poem begins when the author saw a butterfly. He realize if it have a pair of beautiful wings. He watches it sincerely but the butterfly did not aware with his existence. He feel impress with this beauty creature, which full of grace and majesty. It makes him believe if God is the best artist in this world.
While he observes the butterfly, suddenly he thinks about his lovers and feel longing about her. According him, both of them have similar beauty. He wonders God must be extra careful when he formed and fashioned them, so that they can become his masterpiece. Then, he is very thankful to the God because at least his lovers can be him.
Today I Saw Butterfly is pretty simple poem. It is quiet understandable because the author not use too many figure of speech to express his feeling. Many of them have literal meaning and the intention of the author also not to imply behind the whole poem. The author show his intention directly in poem surface so that the reader can got the meaning easily.
Why he choose butterfly to compare with his lovers? As all of us know, we all admitted if butterfly is one of the most beautiful creatures in the world. Their colorful wing and their unique body shape make them more attractive than others creature. From this comprehension, we can take a result if the author want to show to the reader if his lovers very beautiful and attractive. She is also full of grace and majesty. Just like the butterfly.
In addition, the title of “Today I Saw a Butterfly” also have meaning. From the text above, we understand if the author uses metaphor to compare butterfly and his lovers. From third stanza, line three and four, “ and then, of course, I thought of you. And I wished that you were there.” we know if when the author saw the butterfly he thought about his lovers directly and he wish if she can be there at that moment.
It such a clue for us if Today I Saw a Butterfly also can be have meaning like today I saw you but the meaning of “saw” in this sentence did not mean he saw his lover in directly way. It is because, in the poem the authors said if he wish his lover can be there. It means if his lover not beside him when he saw butterfly. Because of that, the author starts to compare the butterfly and his lovers. It is because he can saw his lover’s indirect ways through the butterfly. So that, the meaning of “Today I Saw a Butterfly” also can be today I saw you.