Poems
Butterfly Poems for Weddings & Memorials
Beautiful poems to share during your live butterfly release. Perfect for weddings, memorials, and special celebrations.
Wedding Butterfly Poem
As the Indian Legend Goes
If anyone desired a wish to come true they must
Capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it.
Since they make no sound, they can’t tell the wish
to anyone but the Great Spirit.
So by making the wish and releasing the butterfly
It will be taken to the heavens and be granted.
Today this couple has chosen to keep this tradition
By performing this unique form of Indian celebration.
Please come and join them in their wish!
Butterfly Lights
A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam,
And for a brief moment,
its glory and beauty belong to our world.
But then it flies on again.
And although we wish it could have stayed,
We feel blessed to have seen it.
Butterfly Wish
Whisper your secret wish to a Butterfly
and it will carry your desire to the Great Spirit to be granted.
Having given this sweet creature to the Universe,
your wishes will be fulfilled in return.
Memorial Poem
As you release this butterfly in honor of me,
know that I’m with you and will always be.
Hold a hand, say a prayer,
close your eyes and see me there.
Although you may feel a bit torn apart,
please know that I’ll be forever in your heart.
Now fly away butterfly as high as you can go,
I’m right there with you more than you know.
— Jill Haley
Memorial
On the butterfly wings,
On wings of my own
To you I am gone,
But now I am
Home
II Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creature;
old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new.”
The Broken Chain
Our family chain is broken
And nothing seems the same
But as God calls us
one by one
The chain will
link again
— Ron Tranmer
Native American Prayer
I give you this one thought to keep
I am with you still, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
Do not think of me as gone
I am with you still in each new dawn
Butterfly Messenger
Oh, Little Butterfly, messenger of God,
When I see you in the sky I cannot help but nod.
You bring me respite from grief and despair
Every time I see you sailing through the air.
You renew my faith in all God’s wondrous plan,
And I know it’s all in FAITH, Not in what I understand.
Release this Butterfly
As you release this butterfly in honor of me,
know that I’m with you and will always be.
Hold a hand, say a prayer,
close your eyes and see me there.
Although you may feel a bit torn apart,
please know that I’ll be forever in your heart.
Now fly away butterfly as high as you can go,
I’m right there with you more than you know.
Richard Bach Quote
Don’t weep at my grave,
For I am not there.
I’ve a date with a butterfly
To dance in the air.
I’ll be singing in the sunshine,
Wild and free,
Playing tag with the wind
While I’m waiting for thee.
Lao Tzu
“What the caterpillar perceives as the end,
to the butterfly is just the beginning.”
I Am Always With You
When I am gone, release me, let me go.
I have so many things to see and do,
You mustn’t tie yourself to me with too many tears,
But be thankful we had so many good years.
I gave you my love, and you can only guess
How much you’ve given me in happiness.
I thank you for the love that you have shown,
But now it is time I traveled on alone.
So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must
Then let your grief be comforted by trust
That it is only for a while that we must part,
So treasure the memories within your heart.
I won’t be far away for life goes on.
And if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can’t see or touch me, I will be near
And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear
All my love around you soft and clear
And then, when you come this way alone,
I’ll greet you with a smile and a “Welcome Home”.
Dance In The Garden’s Light
As butterflies dance in the garden’s light,
We cherished your presence, held you tight.
Your joy filled our hearts, like flowers in bloom,
Now your spirit soars, free from earthly gloom.
A beautiful butterfly, you graced our days,
Now spreading your wings in Heaven’s embrace.
We treasure each memory, hold them close,
In our hearts, your love forever flows.
As your spirit roams, free to soar above,
We remember your warmth, your endless love.
Though you’ve taken flight to skies so high,
In our hearts, your light will never die.
Forever cherished, forever adored,
We hold onto memories, love evermore.
With each gentle flutter, we feel your grace,
In Heaven’s garden, you’ve found your place.
