Seasons and Purposes

My blogger and FB friend Shail Mohan, posted this excellent capture titled "winged beauty" on her photoblog , Shots and Captures .

A place at the top, the pinnacle, a dignified grey silk with occasional gold and orange, and the now thorny life ahead.

An oft heard and oft observed story.  Mentioned by folks in ancient times too:

From the Bible, Ecclesiastes III (King James Version): 

3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..


 (photo by Shail Mohan on her  Sony Cybershot W-150)

Supremely
unlimited
and ensconced at the top,
unwilling to dwell
on the climb,
she turns around
delicately but firmly,
determined
to make an eventful descent.

But
the path
that brought there
there has changed.

So many thorns
along the sides,
rising,
and she traipses
with great care
ensuring
that the fine rich
decorative silk trailing behind
does not leave any
sharp pointed memory.

A slow
but mandatory descent.
Making way for another butterfly
at the top.

And
she had actually thought
she could fly away
from
the pinnacle itself….