A dance between human and butterfly
I was jogging down to Cherry Pond one day, probably spring or early summer, and I passed this cluster of butterflies all gathered on the ground.
As I ran past, they stirred and flew up, just this beautiful little cloud of wings.
I kept jogging, but I noticed one butterfly sort of kept pace with me.
Then it passed me. It stayed right on the trail like it was leading me somewhere.
So I sped up and passed it again. And then it passed me.
We started this little game, me and the butterfly, taking turns being in front.
It wasn't fast, it felt like being in play with the universe.
And then at one point, I'm sprinting at full speed, as fast as I could go, and it's still there... right next to me.
We're moving together, same direction, same speed.
And I swear, for a second, we were running side by side.
It was just a few moments that felt really magical.