Some lovers bring chocolate
some jewels, some roses
to please with pleasures
and flattering poses.
But you, my darling butterfly,
have caught my eye:
unguarded in stenches
only visited by flies.
Now my heart is aflutter
as I watch what you do:
mining the riches
that come from the poo.
😘
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Written by Nancy Miorelli Puddling The short of this answer is that butterflies have a behavior where they sit on river banks, dead stuff, or poop and lap up the salts and minerals. It’s a be…