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Isis
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-06

Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland

0 posted 2001-02-18 08:15 PM

See the butterfly in all her beauty,
You know you can't tame her don't you?
She is magic, spirited and free,
Don't hurt her whatever you do!!

Don't try to tether her to your shore,
For she will surely die,
Don't try to touch her,
No matter how much you want to feel those gossamer wings.

Don't use that net,
To take her freedom away,
Her knowledgeable spirit will die,
Regardless of what you do or say.

You cannot have her,
She is a free spirit,
Sent to show you magic and beauty,
And it's not for you to try and interpret.

She shines in all her beauty,
She's a dream you cannot have or hold,
Merely a reminder,
To how your life should unfold.

Cherish her image,
And know how lucky you are,
To have had her for even a minute,
You must know your place and admire her from afar.

Don't try to own her,
Cage her or kill her inner light,
For she is the guardian,
To Gaia's kingdom of light.

*War produces one thing - Cemetaries. And in cemetaries there are no enemies!*
~Isis~~Sovereign of the Spirit.

[This message has been edited by Isis (edited 02-18-2001).]

Temptress*Moon
Member

since 2001-01-15

Posts 240
Long Island, NY

1 posted 2001-02-18 10:29 PM

Isis...This was beautiful to read*S*
All your work, has a magical touch*S*
Temptress*Moon

I slept and dreamed that life was beauty was thy dream then a shadowy lie? -ESH-

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2001-02-19 04:42 AM

Very nice...yes don't try to capture someones beauty or their love...just enjoy their beauty...they go where they like...around here if a guy likes lots of women they call him a butterfly...James

Cerenity
Member Elite

since 2000-02-16

Posts 2637
Escondido-California

3 posted 2001-02-19 12:40 PM

Hi Isis,

This is so pretty, I didn't know that butterflys being guardians, they do bring a special kind of peace don't they, I'll have to share this one with my daugther she is butterfly crazy her whole room is covered in them, thank you this was just beautiful.

Love, Cerenity

"God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist.
We have to be reminded that He exist!"

(Writer Unknown)

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

4 posted 2001-02-19 01:20 PM

Indeed, she is all these things. . . and so much more. . .

wonderful Isis. . . just wonderful. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Honeybee
Member Ascendant

since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

5 posted 2001-02-20 11:31 AM

"She shines in all her beauty
she's a dream you cannot have or hold,
merely a reminder,
to how your life should unfold"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oh Isis, I love this! I have always loved butterflies. Your poem is just beautiful, in fact, it's now my favourite of yours! Into the library this goes~

Take care,
Melissa~

[This message has been edited by Melissa Honeybee (edited 02-20-2001).]

Isis
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-06

Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland

6 posted 2001-02-20 08:46 PM

I'm so glad you all liked this so much. To me the butterfly is the essence of beauty we can have it, be part of it, but never hold it.
Thanks for reading!!
Isis

*War produces one thing - Cemetaries. And in cemetaries there are no enemies!*
~Isis~~Sovereign of the Spirit.

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

7 posted 2001-02-21 02:50 AM

Isis,
butterflies are beautiful aren't they, except for when they are grubs or in the chrysallis stage.
Butterfly beautiful is this poem
write on
Kethry

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen.

Isis
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-06

Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland

8 posted 2001-02-21 08:29 PM

Thanks Kethry I think so, perhaps they really are the guardians, so innocent yet so knowledgeable!!!
Isis

*War produces one thing - Cemetaries. And in cemetaries there are no enemies!*
~Isis~~Sovereign of the Spirit.

Mother_Earth
Senior Member

since 2000-11-20

Posts 1370
1/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan

9 posted 2001-02-21 11:33 PM

This reminds me of my kids laying on their tummys all focused on a butterfly. My son had plans different than his sisters,but before long, all were very quiet, just watching. Not often did anything calm them all. Thanks for the memories. Look, but don't touch!! Hugs, ME

EagleOne
Member Elite

since 2000-03-07

Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...

10 posted 2001-02-22 06:24 AM

This is an absolute gem, wise and wonderful words!

"I've done all the dumb things"....Paul Kelly

Drake
New Member

since 2001-02-05

Posts 7

11 posted 2001-02-22 06:44 AM

I really enjoyed this poem, and was amazed at how much I can relate to it. I think we have all had a butterfly in our life, and the very nature of people is to possess beauty rather than to observe it. I think that people desperately want to extend that flitting moment of beauty. I know that I wish that my such moments were prolonged.

Isis
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-06

Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland

12 posted 2001-02-22 09:32 PM

Thanks guys glad you all like this so much!!
Isis

*War produces one thing - Cemetaries. And in cemetaries there are no enemies!*
~Isis~~Sovereign of the Spirit.

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