No one would ever mistake Muhammad Ali for a butterfly or a honeybee. And yet poetry uses metaphor to show us how they are connected and what they have in common. Try it yourself.

As thousands of people mourn Muhammad Ali at his funeral in Louisville, Ky., NPR remembers his 1963 poem, "I Am The Greatest." ...

Khalilah Ali is in Louisville with her four children and grandchildren. She was married to Ali for ten years, from 1967 to 1977. Although the two divorced, she said they will always be family.

Khalilah Ali is in Louisville with her four children and grandchildren. She was married to Ali for ten years, from 1967 to 1977. Although the two divorced, she said they will always be family.

Khalilah Ali is in Louisville with her four children and grandchildren. She was married to Ali for ten years, from 1967 to 1977. Although the two divorced, she said they will always be family.

Khalilah Ali is in Louisville with her four children and grandchildren. She was married to Ali for ten years, from 1967 to 1977. Although the two divorced, she said they will always be family.

Khalilah Ali is in Louisville with her four children and grandchildren. She was married to Ali for ten years, from 1967 to 1977. Although the two divorced, she said they will always be family.

Khalilah Ali is in Louisville with her four children and grandchildren. She was married to Ali for ten years, from 1967 to 1977. Although the two divorced, she said they will always be family.