Beautiful Butterflies
The colour of butter,
a Brimstone, in Spring.
Fluttering butterfly,
first on the wing.
Graylings and Speckled Woods
brighten the sky
through parklands and forests,
as summer comes by.
Peacocks and Orange Tips,
Tortoiseshells too.
Commas, Red Admirals.
Beautiful Blues.
A rainbow of Swallowtails,
dazzling in flight.
Small Coppers darting,
catching the light.
Cabbage Whites, Marbled Whites
Commas, and all.
Bask in the sun
on our garden wall.
Flowers have opened
to give up their yields
of nectar and pollen,
in gardens, and fields.
Beautiful butterflies,
fluttering, free.
Without them, each year,
where would the world be?
a Brimstone, in Spring.
Fluttering butterfly,
first on the wing.
Graylings and Speckled Woods
brighten the sky
through parklands and forests,
as summer comes by.
Peacocks and Orange Tips,
Tortoiseshells too.
Commas, Red Admirals.
Beautiful Blues.
A rainbow of Swallowtails,
dazzling in flight.
Small Coppers darting,
catching the light.
Cabbage Whites, Marbled Whites
Commas, and all.
Bask in the sun
on our garden wall.
Flowers have opened
to give up their yields
of nectar and pollen,
in gardens, and fields.
Beautiful butterflies,
fluttering, free.
Without them, each year,
where would the world be?
This poem is copyright (©) Val Harris 2026
About the Writer
Val Harris
Val lives near Farnham in England. Her debut children’s poem was published online at The Dirigible Balloon, along with several others since then. Her poems have been published in The Caterpillar Magazine, Paperbound Magazine, The Toy Press and Little Thoughts Press. Her first poetry collection, A Classroom of Stars, was published at the end of 2022. She is @valpoet on Instagram and @dragontripper Val Poet on Twitter. Website: www.valharrispoet.co.uk
