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Poor Little Tansy Butterfly
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Poor Little Tansy Butterfly |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Poor Little Tansy Butterfly My son and his girl came to visit me and in the kitchen they did find a lovely red Tansy Butterfly and my son caught it in a jar "Mom, what kind of bug is this? It sure is pretty. I am going to set it free, cuz in the house it will surely die." "That is a Tansy Butterfly a beautiful creature that needs to be outside. So, yes, how sweet of you, do set it free!" The butterfly with bright red wings was soon to be set free by the heart of my son who is nineteen To fly to the azure sky Outside I hear a mournful cry "Mom, a mean old humming bird ate my Tansy Butterfly just as it spread its wings to fly Why, oh why, did I set it free only to see it die? Poor little beautiful Tansy Butterfly." Oh, my heart did beat to see his face so full of angered surprise And that question in his eyes I was at loss for words for my reply to the fate of the lovely butterfly. ~netswan Teresa King www.tipsfortop.com |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Awww, that poor little butterfly. This is sweet netswan.  Je t'aime plus qu'hier et moins que demain." I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow (unkown) |
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Colin Senior Member
since 1999-06-05
Posts 596Callington, Cornwall, England |
Ahhh the paradox of nature, so beautiful yet so cruel. |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Oh, that poor little butterfly. Can't win 'em all i guess lol All my love, Jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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insect Senior Member
since 2000-04-22
Posts 1014 |
Butterfly a little faster next time. Sad though. Maybe there was baby hums to feed. |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Thank you Dark Angle, Eric, Jeffrey and Insect -- yeah, I had to write it down as soon as my son left. It was so amazing. I was thinking of all the insects I have set free, and never once have I seen them swooped up like that. Insect, LOL have you ever seen how fast a humming bird is ---) Once our cat caught one he had such a look of surprise on his face. "I GOT it, I actually Got it." And the hummer buzzed off - prob thinking "stupid cat" |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
if i was a butterfly i could prolly have taken that tancy pansy butterfly in a race to survive o yuh good poem |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
.gif) What a touching poem Netswan...you poor son  how sad. I loved your imagery and the tale as you wove. |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Thanks Walt - bet you would have! Oh butterfly look at your cool jar. Wow. Thanks! |
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