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What are Butterfly Wings?
Stolen from the archives:
A little bit about Butterfly's Wings, mostly for the Newbies, who've not been here long enough to know what we're talking about. Butterfly has had a wounded Wing, but even then, she was known to "lend" her Wings, when some of us (we do care a great DEAL about each other, here) to those who were having wing-trouble. I've SEEN Butterfly's Wings, and what they can do. Sometimes, her Wings are translucent, with the hint of a soft summer sunrise peeking through the gossamer as they flutter. Sometimes, Butterfly's Wings are the texture (and color), in each separate pane of them, of kitten-fur, the down of fuzzy baby-chicks, a happy-fuzzy leaf or a pussy-willow as it greets the springtime. I've seen Butterfly's Wings heavy with the glitter of sunshine; dripping with the soft-silver of the rain; and soaring along with a double rainbow. But don't think Butterfly's wings are always (or perhaps ever) as fragile as a summer dawn. Not a bit. I've heard the deep thunder of Butterfly's wings-of-purple . I've heard the HISSSSSS of Butterfly's fiery Wings, as they've beat down another demon -- or helped lift another quilter. There is as much STEEL in these Wings as there is silk. The cool thing about Butterfly's wings, Folks (and somethig Butterfly hasn't quite realized, yet, I don't think) is that those wings are divisible (but never get smaller); and stretch-able (but get no thinner, and no less strong). They are ALWAYS the right color. ALWAYS the perfect shape for Maximum Lift. And they never, ever, have to be "cut to fit." Because, you see, Butterfly's Wings are made of the strongest substance ever known: LOVE. Now, don't anyone get the idea that Butterfly's Wings are infinite, simply to be used (and they must NEVER be asked for, for yourself) at every little setback -- or even some of the big ones (Butterfly must have SOME control over her Wings -- after all -- they ARE Butterfly's Wings). And so, Butterfly, Marny and Karen may keep your Wings as long as they need them, AND send them to Rita. No, it makes no sense to overwork Butterfly's Wings -- and we all know that even Magic Wings (LOVE really IS the ultimate Magic, after all) cannot stretch to infinity. Meanwhile, it seems to me that we CAN sort of keep an eye out for, well, ..... Butterfly fabric, and keep some on hand ... in case Butterfly's Wings are looking a little peaked, or beating a little slowly -- and send that along as well (or sometimes, in lieu of, if those Wings are really BUSY -- the thought is the same). That's what Butterfly suggested to me (I sent her some butterflies, when one of her Wings was out of commission), in this post. I shall do that. Although I KNOW those Wings will ST-R-E-E-E-E-T-T-T-C-C-H-H, a little bit of help can't hurt, either. Happy Trails, Sarah in Las Cruces, NM -- Weird people need beads, too |
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