Flutter By

Today, an extraordinary thing happened upon me..

I was working on a song during one of my breaks. The song aches for a sign from God that is more than a whisper. As I was singing:

"would you send a sign to me? Oh, God help me believe"

A butterfly, orange. Similar to a monarch, but smaller. It fluttered up to my strumming hand and landed on it. As it lingered, I took in the awe of the trusting creature. It was so wild and free. I wished I had a real set of wings to join it in the magnificent act of flight.

Soon after that thought, I began to realize the true magnificence of the situation. At that moment, the butterfly flew to my capo that was placed across my strings. As if a prompt to play.

So, I played.

The butterfly sat there for the remainder of the song and fled when I moved to pack my guitar away.

At this moment, I looked up the butterflies native to Arkansas, and I found the exact butterfly. It was the American Snout. What an adventure for that butterfly. Moreover, an adventure for me.

So, is this a sign for me?
could be..
Will I ever know?
maybe..