Persistence Speaks—a poem by Bette A. Stevens
Nature has so many lessons to teach us and here’s one among the many I’ve learned from the butterflies.
Persistence Speaks
by Bette A. Stevens
Persistence speaks—Do not give up
And why should we comply
The answer’s very humbly found
In wings of butterflies
A tiny egg begins its tasks
Of monumental span
To metamorphose sundry times
Before it understands
The goal which seems impossible
Before the toil begins
Nets dividends beyond compare
When butterflies earn wings
[Explore Bette’s Blog]
Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
Comments on: "Persistence Speaks—a poem by Bette A. Stevens" (64)
[…] Oh, the wonder of it all… ~Bette A. Stevens, Maine author http://www.4writersandreaders.com […]
LikeLike
So true, Bette. Beautifully said too. Hugs.
LikeLike
Thanks, Teagan. Have a lovely day, my friend! Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ xo
LikeLike
Yes! Delightful, Bette.
LikeLike
Thanks, Cynthia! 🙂 XO
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Bette for sharing your poem at the Salon. It does a great job illustrating the value of persistence.
LikeLike
Thank you for stopping by for a visit, Bernadette, and for opening your Salon for us. Have a lovely week, my awesome friend! 🙂 xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely as always! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com!
Tina
LikeLike
Thanks, Tina! Have an amazing day, my friend. 🙂 xo
LikeLike
Lovely poem, Bette. The line the strikes me is ‘the goal that seems impossible before the toil begins…’ How many times do I feel discouraged before I start something because it seems impossible? Now I’m going to rely on this encouragement to continue to persist!
LikeLike
Thanks so much for your encouraging words and thoughtful comments, Molly. So many lessons to be learned and relearned are exquisitely reinforced through God’s amazing creation. I, too, am grateful for those reminders. Have a beautiful and blessed week, my friend! 🙂 xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you and you do the same, Bette!
LikeLike
A lovely poem, Bette, and you are quite right about persistence.
LikeLike
Thanks, Robbie! 🙂 xo
LikeLike
This is why I love butterflies 😌⭐️… a very beautiful and moving poem, Bette. Love & best wishes. 😉
LikeLike
Thank you, Aquileana! Sending love and best wishes right back to you… 🙂 ❤
LikeLike
I love the rhythm and rhyme of this poem. I think as we can’t see our life ahead of us, the butterfly doesn’t know what she’s going to go through either. I think there’s a reason for that! Yet, we still persist day after day. XO
LikeLike
I’m with you, Pamela! 🙂 Have a lovely day, my friend. XO
LikeLiked by 1 person
🦋
LikeLike
Lovely imagery using butterflies, Bette; yet, a wonderful metaphor for humans challenging themselves and reaping the rewards after their persistence pays off. Have a good day, Lauren ❤
LikeLike
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment and visit, Lauren. Wishing you a lovely day! 🙂 xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a beautiful poem about the Monarchs, Bette! Love and hugs.
LikeLike
Thank you, Michelle! Love and hugs right back to you. ❤ xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
So beautiful, Bette!
LikeLike
Thank you, Carol. Have a beautiful week, my friend! ❤ xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wishing you a beautiful week, too, dear Bette. ❤
LikeLike
We had fewer monarchs this year in our yard on the SW Virginia – No’east Tennessee border, sadly. As for persistence, nature tends toward growth, even when it’s predation or decay, or looks like decay. Persistence is a theme of my new book, Racing The Sun #shamelessplug, but it’s persistence toward openness and love rather than control and malice.
LikeLike
What a wonderful theme, Mary. Persistence toward openness and love–perfect! ❤ xo
LikeLike
Inspiring, beautiful poem, Bette…maybe we should just concentrate on one small step at a time…
LikeLike
Sounds like a plan, Annika! 🙂 May your day be filled with blessings, my friend. ❤ xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ooops! So,so sorry, Bette, of course!!!!!!
LikeLike
So beautiful and inspiring, Iris! Never give up! Nature´s lessons are so very important to us all. Have a wonderful day! 🙂 xoxo ❤
LikeLike
Thanks so much for stopping by to chat, Sarah! Have a lovely day, my friend. ❤ XO
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely poem, Bette! Persistence wins the day for anyone who wants to succeed. Blessings & hugs, Janice ❤️
LikeLike
Thanks, Janice! Blessings and hugs right back to you… ❤ xoxoxo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely poem, Bette. Many of the beautiful things in life wouldn’t happen if not for persistence. Butterflies don’t just sit around looking pretty! 🙂 ❤
LikeLike
Oh, so true… 🙂 XO
LikeLiked by 1 person
I so needed to see this today! ❤
LikeLike
I know just what you mean, Annette. The wisdom of the butterflies keeps me going, even on those days when I really don’t want to ‘go’. Thanks so much for your note and for your awesome support, my friend. Blessings and love! ❤ xo
LikeLike
Your “persistence” shows in the words you chose in penning this beautiful butterfly poem, Bette. 😊
LikeLike
Thanks so much for your encouraging words, Tracy! Blessings and love to you and yours, my friend. ❤ xo
LikeLike
A beautiful, inspiring piece, Bette! Thank you for sharing this with us. Wishing you a joyful day. 🙂
LikeLike
Thank you, Natalie. 🙂 May your day be filled with blessings, my friend! xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
You as well, Bette! XO
LikeLike
Beautiful thoughts and a lovely tribute to butterflies, which are one of natures many gifts.
LikeLike
Thank you, Eugenia. How bountifully blessed we are by the beauty, encouragement and hope that surrounds us each day. 🙂 Blessings and love to you and yours! xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
😉
LikeLike
Beautiful Bette. Yes, persistence speaks and the end of last stanza sums it up strongly.
“Nets dividend beyond compare, when butterfly earn wings.”
miriam
LikeLike
Thanks so much for your visit and for your inspiring comments, Miriam. May your days be filled with wonders! ❤ xo
LikeLike
So true Bette, persistence pays! Keep inspiring dear friend! Beautiful thoughts. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi, Balroop. Thanks so much for your lovely visit and inspiring words. Blessings and love! ❤ xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a wonderful ode to the Monarchs! And I love the last line “…when butterflies earn wings.”
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Noelle. Wishing you a most amazing day, my friend! ❤ xo
LikeLike
I love to study this creature. Have used the principle in both of my spiritual books and made it a theme in my latest book To Those Who Would Love by comparing the heroine’s maturation to the butterfly’s as metamorphic.
Love your poem, Bette.
LikeLike
Thank you, Marie. The butterfly’s metamorphosis is indeed analogous to our human lives in all of its stages. Have a beautiful day! ❤ xo
LikeLike
This is a wonderful tribute to the Monarch butterfly! Thank you, Bette!
LikeLike
Thanks, Mary. Wishing you a most amazing week, my friend! 🙂 xo
LikeLike
Wonderful poem, full of light! Great, dear Bette!
LikeLike
Thank you, Maria. Have an amazing week, my friend! ❤ xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Same to you, dear Bette! September is a pretty month. Butterflies are still flying around 🙂
LikeLike
Do you suppose if the butterfly knew he or she would have to fly almost around the world that he would say “Nope. Not going,”?
LikeLike
Might depend upon the weather… 🙂 xo
LikeLike
Some would see it as a challenge, others not understand just how long a journey it was, and others do it despite their reservations.
LikeLike
So true… xo
LikeLike