The butterfly has flown awayWritten for two of my favourite people in the world.
And now the memories remain
The colours of her wings
Still etched in his mind's eye
The butterfly has flown away
Fluttering with the wind
Flapping her wings, hard
Leaving behind a sad smile
Yet, she remembers
That time she sat on his fingertip
Yet, she remembers
That fleeting moment when she stayed still
Then the gust of wind came
Her wings caught that drift
And she was blown away
She flew away
Leaving behind tiny vortices of wingtip powder
Falling gently on that fingertip
That still stayed still
Till the memories settled down
And he held on to that wingtip powder
Remembering the memories of that fleeting moment
Monday, February 7, 2011
Butterfly Flutter By
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i want the butterfly to come back....smiles.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing that something so delicate can be so powerful. In life, and in memory's keeping...so fragile and yet it meant everything. Thank you for the reminder that though memories stay behind, they do settle down. It can be overwhelming when they stir like a hornets nest. You wonder if peace will ever come to roost.
ReplyDelete@ Brian... I do too. Thanks...
ReplyDelete@ Wine and words... It's the fragility and it's delicateness that makes it all the more powerful. More often than not, it's us who fail to recognize that.
What I really like about this is how you flit from the man to the butterfly back to the man, showcasing the impact of this meeting from both points of view.
ReplyDelete@ Joybird... The last time I did something like that, there were a few people who didn't like it. I hope this time it was a little more likeable :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Joy...
masttt..!!!
ReplyDeletei love this... :)
but am bad at commenting so you can always assume I am speechless ;)
@ sakhii... Thanks a lot. Haven't seen you around for quite some time, but I don't think that's got much to do with you to be honest. I know I haven't been around much lately... but I hope to remedy that :)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Joy...
:) is all I'm saying/doing.
ReplyDelete@ bondgal... I'm glad to see the smile.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Joy...
almost innocent....like a snapshot....true innocent and pinch of poetry...
ReplyDelete@ buckingfastard... In a good way, I hope. Thanks...
ReplyDeleteAnd you write poetry too! :)
ReplyDeleteThis here is one of the best ones I have read of late. Loved it :)
I oscillate a lot between poetry, prose, and photography. For the last
ReplyDeletefew weeks, the prose bit has been on a bit of a hold...
Thanks a lot for the comment.