From Afar.

From afar i watched it flit about,

This winged beauty all alone.

It has but a day to live,

It knows that,and so it flits about.


If only I am a butterfly,

And know not what is in store,

I too can fly with a happy frame,

And sit on dreamy flowers in this life.


So from afar I see a destiny,

That is different than mine,

Death does come nearer and nearer,

But I know ,I am not a butterfly.

Jayamala.