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gheber
Junior Member

since 2002-12-04

Posts 23
Milwaukee, WI

0 posted 2007-07-06 06:20 AM

Butterfly (part 1)

In you I see the butterfly
Whose beauty is unmatched
Although you’re fun to look at
You’re awful hard to catch
You’ll tease me to the limit
In your own seductive way
But if I try to hold you
You’ll have to fly away
It’s not that you’re cold-hearted
That’s just the way you’re made
You’re afraid that much too quickly
I’ll see your beauty fade
But one day you’ll grow weary
Of this game you have to play
And you know I’ll still love butterflies
When your heart will let you stay

© 2002 Gerry E. Heber - All Rights Reserved

Butterfly (part 2)

Capturing a butterfly
Is tougher than I thought
You show us all a callous side
That years of pain have brought
You’ve built a wall around your heart
And you know it’s safe inside
And as long as people let you
That’s where you’ll stay and hide
But your eyes show me a doorway
To the tenderness you guard
Been there, done that
So I’m praying really hard
That this time I’ll have sense enough
To lock the door and walk
But I need to know you understand
I ain’t no “Chicken-hawk”
We both have different fears
But just the same we’re scared to death
I think that you’re a right turn
You’re afraid that I’m a left

© 2002 Gerry E. Heber - All Rights Reserved

Butterfly (part 3)

I borrowed words born long a ago
To capture feelings born in me
I put them down on paper
So that you could clearly see
From the moment I first saw you
Up until this very day
Your presence moves my spirit
In a very special way
You fill my waking moments
You’re even there at night
You probably don’t feel the same
But then again you might
Experience tells me I should run
My heart tells me I can’t
It’s like wondering which seed to sow
Once you’ve grown the plant
It’s much too late to wonder
Which way the wind will blow
I don’t know where we’re headed
But I know I want to go

© 2002 Gerry E. Heber – All Rights Reserved

Drauntz
Member Elite

since 2007-03-16

Posts 2905
Los Angeles California

1 posted 2007-07-06 06:58 AM

very beautiful trilogy.

beautiful

enjoyed.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2007-07-06 07:05 AM

Bravissimo! A touchingly sweet metaphorical piece of writing! Well done and thoroughly enjoyed.

EA

gheber
Junior Member

since 2002-12-04

Posts 23
Milwaukee, WI

3 posted 2007-07-06 07:26 AM

Thank You VERY much indeed!!!

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

4 posted 2007-07-06 07:51 AM

Wow! Very impressive writing, all three but my favorite was the last one. Nicely done, indeed!

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

5 posted 2007-07-06 09:07 AM

You are quite talented with expression.
Wonderful flow and meter, to showcase some very deep feelings here.
Well done.

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