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ESP
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Floating gently on a cloud....

0 posted 2005-02-05 06:34 PM


Time to Soar

Blind caterpillar wriggling along
In a hazy world of clouded illusions
Poor caterpillar couldn’t sing her song
She lived on stories of make-believe
And didn’t know the difference.

She wrapped herself up in a cocoon of strife,
And then it was time to start her escape.
Layer upon layer she struggled through
And her dreams became nightmares,
Trapping her in a world that didn’t exist.

She glimpsed a world she didn’t know
Pushing on toward it, wanting to see more,
The cocoon weakened and she became strong.
A weak, blind, lost caterpillar, not she, no more,
She was a beautiful butterfly ready to soar.

"Time has told me not to ask for more, one day our ocean will find its shore" ~Nick Drake

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1 posted 2005-02-05 06:40 PM


A truly lovely and inspiring poem!

Fly dear butterfly, fly!

Love & Light,
EA

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2 posted 2005-02-05 09:27 PM


enjoyed this...
very much

"She glimpsed a world she didn’t know
Pushing on toward it, wanting to see more,
The cocoon weakened and she became strong.
A weak, blind, lost caterpillar, not she, no more,
She was a beautiful butterfly ready to soar."

I sure can relate to this

passing shadows
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3 posted 2005-02-07 01:40 PM


wonderful!
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4 posted 2005-02-07 01:42 PM


very nice Elizabeth.
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5 posted 2005-02-07 01:51 PM


Wonderful description , breaking out of the cacoon or shell , yes  could happen to all of us

Hope

ESP
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Floating gently on a cloud....
6 posted 2005-02-07 04:36 PM


Thanks guys

"Time has told me not to ask for more, one day our ocean will find its shore" ~Nick Drake

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