Chrysalis of Life

As I walked under a Willow tree to get relief from the heat. I saw a beautiful caterpillar crawling on a leaf as it eats. Suddenly it dropped from the leaf with only a thread to hang there. It spun its silk as it struggled to surround itself in a cocoon so fair. Intrigued, I visit the tree daily, waiting for the chrysalis to open. Finally, the day has come for the cocoon to be broken. A beautiful Blue butterfly stood on its former shattered home. I admired it as she slowly flapped her wings as they unfolded. I sat down against this wonderful drooping willow tree of life. Could our life be a struggle, wrapped in a world of strife? We cocoon in this Chrysalis life as our new family grows. Time passes as our cocoon ages and it begins to show. It cracks open from the wear of life as our life ends. Our father blows on us, and our colorful angelic wings extend. His gentle breath lifted us into the golden heavenly sky. Joyfully, we spread our wings with our hearts full of love, we fly.