Legend Of The Purple Ladybugs

I found this lovely little story on the website of
LADYBUG COMMUNICATIONS,
and I just thought it deserved a nicer presentation
than they'd previously given it! ;-)
I received the author's gracious permission to reprint the Legend
here, and you can click on their name (at the end)
to go to their website...

Purple Ladybugs!

The Legend Of The
Purple Ladybugs

It is said that deep in the Forest Tyrian,
not so far from the sea,

where indigo grows
and glows with deep purple
effervescence,

and flowers of purple and trees
   of green and purple
   meld with the sunshine and sea
   breezes,

there lives a clan of Ladybird beetles
small and sweet and purple.

They dance and fly in joyous gaiety and
illuminous animation
on purple sunbeam mists.

And if you listen with all your heart,

you will hear them laugh and
sing and giggle
with purple pleasure, and purple
delight
and call to each other in
bubbling purple tones.

   Few passers-by have bothered to walk the
   purple path
   through the Forest Tyrian.

Far fewer have ever set eyes on the
purple Ladybugs.

    But one day, like the dolphins of the sea
      and the whales of the oceans,
      who also call to one another in
      a harmonious timbre,
       unknown to humans,

      One day, the purple ladybugs will also
be known
       as the communicative, higher
       intelligence variety.

One day.
Purple Ladybug