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Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

0 posted 2001-01-03 08:43 PM

Here I Lie

A butterfly flew my way
Where and why I cannot say.
Pointed out in disagree
Said I fly on poetry.

So I climbed a dizzy height
Jumped, spoke poetry in flight
Spread my arms a poet clown
And landed there upside down

Said I was beyond repair
What I did a foolish dare
Put together in one piece
Granted me the spot in lease.

I died on that very spot
Buried there with stone and plot.
Written on the stone just SY
He never did learn to fly.

But I'd like to grant the butterfly
Some acquiescence to where I lie.

Songbird
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since 1999-12-15

Posts 2184
Missouri

1 posted 2001-01-03 08:57 PM

Very fun poem to read.. thanks for posting.

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-01-03 09:02 PM

should a butterfly ever meet
fellow sage, a poet's greet
word of wisdom, held on high
then meet and greet this fellow, Sy

for I shall not bequeath him gone
nay, for he has a fellow's song
nay, for he brings to me this long
to follow clear this sense of "belong"

so cast thee off to never-never
for shall HE remain so clever-clever...

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

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3 posted 2001-01-03 09:38 PM

You fly just fine, and you could never be considered a clown, not in my book! Great poem!

Denise

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

4 posted 2001-01-03 10:25 PM

if you wish to hear a butterfly scold ...
say again ... that you are old
if you wish to make a butterfly cry
tell her how ... you dont believe you can fly
call your self a poet clown
the butterfly ... will surely frown
WHEN the time comes she will carve your stone
"Here Lies Sweet Sy ... Poet in Flight ... Cool to the Bone"

never doubt a butterfly ...
see yourself thru her poetic eyes.

*winkiewinkie*

Am I loved by my words
Will my vows weather the tide
Bended knees can forsee
all the rhythms of life
And a heart can be held without pride
~Vante

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

5 posted 2001-01-03 11:12 PM

Songbird,
Glad you enjoyed my humor.

Karilea,
You are my sunshine. *L*

Denise,
You are so sweet. Thank you and *L*

JM,
You are my precious butterfly
And I would never make you cry.
You make my day worth while
You and your winkiewinkie style.

Love Ya
Stinky

Wilfred Yeats
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since 2000-08-04

Posts 2704
Wilmington, Delaware

6 posted 2001-01-04 12:13 PM

the other day I saw robin williams in a movie where he aged faster than normal - and like Forrect Gump where they used a feather - this movie used a butterfly - in a very similar manner - - I really liked how you used one~S~

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

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USA

7 posted 2001-01-04 12:38 PM

ENJOY THE READ

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

8 posted 2001-01-04 06:49 PM

...but perhaps you were just climbing into a comfy cocoon... in wait of a wonderful metaporphosis... ya think??? This is great, Sy...

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

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Between the Lines

9 posted 2001-01-04 06:58 PM

Your poetry is never passive...beautifully written (they say I have a terrible sense of humor) I saw this as very enlightening..*s

~Wynter

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II

Daniel J D
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since 2000-10-01

Posts 1471
Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia

10 posted 2001-01-04 07:57 PM

Well put together, thoroughly enjoyed.

Respond to my call and let the waves of my heart fill your life with the wonders of love
(Daniel J D)

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

11 posted 2001-01-04 11:14 PM

Wilfred,
Interesting comment, thank you.

Vandana,
Glad you enjoyed.

Nan,
Thank you and glad you stopped bye. *L*

Wynter,
Thank you so much for the read and comment.

Daniel,
Thank you and glad you enjoyed.

Cerenity
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since 2000-02-16

Posts 2637
Escondido-California

12 posted 2001-01-05 01:24 PM

Hi Sy,

This was wonderful and no frowns ever have you put upon this face

Loved it, Cerenity

"God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist.
We have to be reminded that He exist!"

(Writer Unknown)

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