Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polytes)
Dr Abe V Rotor
Frass-like caterpillars of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polytes)
feeding on citrus leaves. Photo by the author.
Obnoxious I look and smell no one dares to get near,
much less to pick me neither by beak nor tongue,
for my enemies are few, so my friends - if I know;
you see, if you are ugly and dirty no one bothers you,
like anyone else not excluding some humans;
but in my case Nature designed me this way,
and she thinks I'm beautiful, to me it is a gift of life;
surviving in a cruel world. I rest now and someday
I'll metamorphose into something beautiful
in the eyes of humans, so beautiful and dainty
Live and mounted specimens of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polytes)
The swallowtail butterflies represent the grace and free nature of the
Obnoxious I look and smell no one dares to get near,
much less to pick me neither by beak nor tongue,
for my enemies are few, so my friends - if I know;
you see, if you are ugly and dirty no one bothers you,
like anyone else not excluding some humans;
but in my case Nature designed me this way,
and she thinks I'm beautiful, to me it is a gift of life;
surviving in a cruel world. I rest now and someday
I'll metamorphose into something beautiful
in the eyes of humans, so beautiful and dainty
no one will ever ask what I was before. ~
Live and mounted specimens of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polytes)
The swallowtail butterflies represent the grace and free nature of the
human soul. They are associated with hope, endurance, change, and life.
Photos and artwork by the author. ~
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