BUTTERFLY

In the garden of Time
They called me Worm,
And drove me away
From the green shade of leaves.

I retired
To the solitude of Self
And remained in meditation
Until I became
              a butterfly.
Now all the flowers
                          welcome me
To their delicate, fragrant bosoms.

Mahmud Kianush

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