| Papillon, is French for You
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trochee
| I. A dramatic metamorphosis | 1 |
from green to black, reds, yellows and blues | 2 |
and colors yet to be named, | 3 |
conning the hieroglyphs of most birches and leaves. | 4 |
You rise above chaos and conundrums | 5 |
of the so-called social butterflies with finesse. | 6 |
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The skillfully pulverized hues whispered on your | 7 |
cautiously carved wings of iridescence | 8 |
foretells fibs of rebirth and cocoons - | 9 |
a microcosm of life nonetheless. | 10 |
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II. You were always a butterfly. | 11 |
God's surviving nymph. | 12 |
The beautiful scar on a flower. A muse. | 13 |
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And I was always a moth, soaking | 14 |
the dust of death in my throat | 15 |
when its time to embrace the flame | 16 |
you lodged in me. | 17 |
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27 Feb 08 |
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Hey thanks again.
— trochee
beautiful. I love the language used. I have an extremely strong connection to butterflies, thus, this speaks to me very much so. I read it twice just to let it sink in!
— Porcelain_Lo
thnks for reading my poem PLo ;)
— trochee
floats nicely
— poetbill
thanks for floating by uncle bill.
— trochee
hi troch,
if this poem were only lines 11-17, you would have me
hook, line and sinker. too much going on in the first half for me
to feel and really appreciate what you're saying. do you know what i mean?
i can see you might have this purposely as two poems,
the two voices, but i am feeling sterile until i hear the passion that is exuded so powerfully in the latter half.
L's 14-17 are outstanding! i love that!
the butterflies are popping out here these days.
=-)
— jenakajoffer
It's not us! is it????
— unknown
thanks jen. lets see if this works.
butterfly popping is a good sign. its rebirth. its hopeful.
— trochee
absolutely
gorgeous
(as are you)
— unknown
that works well troch,
i love this.
10.
— jenakajoffer
a deralictic dumpedstered mattress --
green and black and red and yellow
and chartruse and sort of brown,
and willow green and somewhat
lavender -- writes the hiero-chopics
of bitches and lewds -- the so called
occupants of sealy central -- buttons
and -- do not remove! -- tags.
you were always a buttered toast,
dad's surviving crust -- the burnt-
scratch itchery of my lecherous
hunger. it's time to replace the loaf
with english muffins.
— unknown
finally, a poet
— unknown
=-)
— unknown
hahaha... silly anonymous creatures at their best.
— trochee
good cripes troch,
email me that second part,
it's still my favourite.
the first is a good intro
but it's too technical/wordy for me
when i just fall in love with the softness
of 11-17,
oh i'm just a big softie.
— jenakajoffer
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