Once there was a flower Among many of his kind Neither fragrant nor beautiful But life blossomed in his spirit Morning, noon and night He waited with undying hope For a companion to feel for As time ticked in loneliness She came from the sky above Like a moving rainbow of colours Weary and broken the butterfly was She fell straight into his arms He cared her back to health With the warmth of a mother He brought her back the smile With the camaraderie of a friend He listened to her enchanted As she told stories of the world He felt happiness like never before As he came alive in her presence With the wind back in her wings She soared up into the sunlight Happy and dancing the butterfly was She charmed her way into his heart The winds have changed course Time rolled on with the clouds She disappeared into the twilight Leaving a trail of darkness behind He looked on with a foolish hope With every breath longing for her All colour drained out from the world As he sank to the depths of despair The first rays of dawn roused him He mustered all the spirit left And broke away from his abode To be blown into the wilderness He looked for her everywhere On earth, water and sky He braved the sun and the rain And slept under the stars His search passing in vain His strength and will failing He drifted along with the wind Only with blind hope by his side Death was within reach When he saw a silhouette She rushed to his side He felt warm in her lap There was one thing left to say For which he came all the way He spoke, smiled and went quiet “Au Revoir my love” Team
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