Emily Dickinson

A fuzzy fellow, without feet -

173 A fuzzy fellow, without feet - Yet doth exceeding run! Of velvet, is his Countenance - And his Complexion, dun! Sometime, he dwelleth in the grass! Sometime, upon a bough, From which he doth descend in plush Upon the Passer-by! All this in summer - But when winds alarm the Forest Folk, He taketh Damask Residence - And struts in sewing silk! Then, finer than a Lady, Emerges in the spring! A Feather on each shoulder! You'd scarce recognize him! By men, yclept Caterpillar! By me! But who am I, To tell the pretty secret Of the Butterfly!