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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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The Question Where do butterflies go when they die I never see them in fall adding their color to leaves or drifting from a branch caught by the wind I saw a goldfish belly up and bloated that fell apart like the lily and was gone You never see them lying still and lifeless on the ground The cat in her shallow grave turns to bone and I saw the tiny skeleton of a field-mouse once Do they fly into the sun Are they the specks I see in the sunbeam across my room Do they build themselves a death nest high in a tree where I cannot see I had a collection of butterflies once I caught them in a net and killed them with insect spray Pinned them very carefully to an old cigar box and left them in the attic Some time later I went to look at them and they were gone No remnant of antenna remained only a fine layer of dust and ten pins |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
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Very nice, Martie! And good question! ------------------ Denise |
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Denise
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I think this deserves another go 'round!  ------------------ Denise |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Butterflies fly up to the sky and become parts of a rainbow!  |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
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Well, now there's a wonderful thought! I like that one PdV! Great answer to a great poem! ------------------ Denise |
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Ohme Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816Texas |
Oh, so glad this one came back. I would have missed it. Go up again |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
PDV (I hope I can call you that, Denise did.) I should have remembered the rainbow. Denise, thanks for the roller coaster ride, I like it. thanks for your comments Ohme. |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Well done and thoughtful. ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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