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Open Poetry #49

Butterfly child

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

0 posted 2015-07-28 10:33 AM

Breeze is gentle over a path dappled in sunshine
as child runs around the garden no sense of mischief
chases a butterfly flitting by capricious as the wind.

Now she stands very quiet and still,
as if caught in the split second of a near-trance,
butterfly ceases its flight to perch on her nose.

Child and butterfly - alike in a separate attentiveness,
balanced and held in equilibrium by a nip of nature,
an eternity snatched in a rare and precious moment.

@jjote 072815

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

1 posted 2015-07-28 10:45 AM

so sweet.nice post,jo

EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

2 posted 2015-07-28 11:05 AM

free flight moment
unrehearsed, gracefully woven
into verse

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2015-07-28 11:39 AM

What a picture! What a poem! Perfection all around . . .

~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2015-07-28 05:30 PM

nice capturing of a special moment...james

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

5 posted 2015-07-28 10:24 PM

Thanks all - so appreciate your comments.

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