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Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2000-04-18 12:07 PM


On Wing of Butterfly

One day a splendid vision came to settle in my eye
That I would fly for just one day on wing of butterfly
I crept into the garden and I carefully took note
Until I found the perfect wing on which I’d like to float

The butterfly then nodded as she welcomed her new guest
And seemed to understand the quiet meaning of my quest
On silver gleams of colored wing in early morning light
I lay upon her supple wing as she took off in flight

A garden was her paradise, the summer breeze her friend
And joyous thrill at every venture neither could pretend
From silky leaf to scarlet petal she would pleasure bring
And lightly brush the pollen stems against her golden wing

I felt the plush and sun-lit warmth upon her velvet gown
The comfort of a pillow soft with every up and down
A gush of wind then swept her wing to heights without an aim
And looking down I saw the troubled earth from which I came

She fluttered down in giant swoops and finally came to pose
Upon the upturned petals of a fragrant crimson rose
She left me there in my despair in emptiness and pain
Alone to ponder silently effects of my disdain

Sometimes the greatest sights and places you will ever find
Are fragrant, lovely, wondrous, velvet journeys through the mind
A trip on silken windblown sail, deception would belie
To think that I could sail through life on wing of butterfly

Elizabeth Santos




[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 04-18-2000).]

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Not A Poet
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since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885
Oklahoma, USA
1 posted 2000-04-18 12:39 PM


Hi Elizabeth,

Guess I got here first. Excellent job, very good meter and rhyme. I like the 7 foot lines, something a little out of the ordinary, nice touch. Of course this fits the assignment very well, or at least my understanding of the assignment. An interesting metaphor or fantasy and it carries through nicely.

Well written and fun to read.

Pete



warmhrt
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since 1999-12-18
Posts 1563

2 posted 2000-04-18 12:48 PM


Liz,

You write so very beautifully, and present such lovely, soft images. It was such a joy to read, almost like a short film ran through my head. Thank you for the ride,

Kris

 the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare

Munda
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since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands
3 posted 2000-04-19 05:04 PM


Liz, as always, this is so beautiful !
Nan
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since 1999-05-20
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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA
4 posted 2000-04-24 07:36 PM


This lovely feat of "iambic heptameter" certainly works...

Your readers invariably find themselves floating about in a whimsical and fluttery state of fantasy...

It works, Elizabeth... I have to say, it's a work well done.. I love it - Got any more where that came from??..

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