Mother butterfly
I begun my relationship with a brown butterfly when my mother died. On the first night of the wake, out of my misery I terribly asked her to show herself again to me while I was lying in bed at home. It was some kind of feeling that I was thinking she might still be around for some hours and was looking at us. On my pillow was a big close up picture of her which I hugged while closing my eyes and talking to her. Then suddenly out of nowhere a brown butterfly appeared in my room. The window and door was closed and I was wondering where it could come from. It is a brown butterfly and it keeps flying around me. Suddenly, I thought it was my mother who's trying to calm me down. I have seen the same butterfly everyday until the day we buried her. A brown butterfly became a symbolic memory of my mother especially when I needed to talk to her or when something was wrong with my father or everytime I dreamt of her, and or whenever I have problems or I am in trouble-it never failed to appear.........
14 Comments:
Lovely - I'm glad she was there for you in some form.
Touching story of the brown butterfly, and very nice illustration, Isay.
The bull in love is very, very funny.
A beautiful butterfly and I like the composition too. Interesting what you say as well. ...:::)
Wow! That's cool.
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Fascinating and touching story of your mother and this butterfly, and this depiction is really beautiful.
The butterfly comes as the symbol of rebirth and regeneration. It came to me once too! I love this illustration and your tender heartfelt story! Beautiful!!!
What a beautiful and touching story. I'm so glad that she found a way to offer you the comfort you needed. And what a lovely reminder every time you see a brown butterfly! You're illustration is wonderful.
beautiful - what a lovely way of thinking of your mother
iYour story is so beautiful and touching...I mean, it's full of feelings, but it's not that sad because not everyone got the chance to be reunited with their mothers after the death of the latter right?
I like the choice of colors in the illo. The earthy and dark tones hold much feeling...Lovely!
Beautiful illustration and story, so wonderfully expressed. Think this is my favourite post yet.
Happy Sunday, Isay, hope you are doing okay.
(I've seen butterflies too in similar circumstances.)
Very heart touching. I believe that angel spirits are all around us and not unlike your mother has chosen the aspect of a beautiful butterfly "mariposa" ....
We all need to touch the strings to someone loved when feeling blue!
Would you beleive the same thing happened to my mother and my uncle when their parents died?
It's probably no accident that butterflies have so often been symbols of souls in transition. A lovely story and picture - thanks, Isay!
beautiful story and illustration....
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