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Just Like Butterflies

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Like butterflies, your words I catch And store them safe away In my heart’s little treasure chest For my soul’s rainy day Then like butterflies, I let them fly To flit about my heart A kaleidoscope of colored wings That makes my healing start Like butterflies, they settle down And let me gaze a while At nestled beauty in my palm That brings a loving smile When peaceful pause is almost done And I must journey on They all fly back, unhurried in For to me they belong Your words, your words are butterflies Most treasured beauteous things Oh dear, my love, if you but knew The joy that each one brings For SKAT'S Butterfly Contest

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Carol Eastman

Date: 9/9/2015 1:42:00 PM

This leaves a beautiful echo-ing thought... I loved it.

James Inman

Date: 8/26/2015 9:01:00 AM

Eileen, beauteous words, beauteous poem. Absolutely beautiful.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/19/2015 9:20:00 AM

Hi Eileen, I am just checking out the winners list and I am so glad to see this one high on the list. Congratulations Eileen, a well deserved win!

Anu Nayak

Date: 8/18/2015 1:43:00 PM

dear Eileen, Congrats on your big win dear! lovely!!......love, Anu:-)

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 8/18/2015 1:17:00 PM

superb Eileen congrats hugs 7

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/18/2015 1:19:00 PM

So glad you approve, Shadow....hugs

David Brown

Date: 8/18/2015 1:14:00 PM

Wow, that last stanza.....is magical...congrats on a great win!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/18/2015 1:16:00 PM

Thanks, David....so glad you liked it. Will swing around your poem soon...

D.W. Rodgers

Date: 8/18/2015 8:30:00 AM

Loverly, congats on your win

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/18/2015 8:32:00 AM

Thank you, Dave. Kind of you to visit. :)

John Lawless

Date: 8/18/2015 6:09:00 AM

Eileen, I love the metaphoric melancholy of this butterfly love song. Congrats on the win.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/18/2015 9:05:00 AM

John, this is a lovely post from you. I'm glad you've visited my work. :) I'll be right over to visit. :) Hugs

Skat A

Date: 8/18/2015 12:17:00 AM

WOW, Eileen, that is sweet to see this gem belong to you. A lovely poem through and through. Congratulations on your butterfly win. SKAT love

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/18/2015 9:05:00 AM

Skat....I'm so honored with the placement you have given me. Thanks ever so much, dear. Hugs

Carol Eastman

Date: 8/15/2015 11:50:00 AM

A TREMENDOUS Write!!!... And great pictures to go with it! A favorite for me.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/15/2015 11:54:00 AM

WOW! Thanks, sweetie. I'm so glad you liked it. I hope it does well. I'm becoming braver about entering contests. Hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/15/2015 11:48:00 AM

certainly the most beautiful of the three poems of yours I read today. skat should love this one!!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/15/2015 11:55:00 AM

I sure hope so, dear. Hugs!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/14/2015 8:37:00 AM

I put in my thousand white butterfly poem. With this beautiful piece mine may be overlooked. I expect this one will do well.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/13/2015 8:30:00 PM

SKAT will love this one Eileen, what a gorgeous piece. Hugs Rick.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/13/2015 11:29:00 PM

Thanks, Rick. I sure hope she does. :) I love writing about butterflies. I was going to write a sonnet, but then I went looking for another poem. She said we could enter an older piece. I found this one instead. I have another one about a girl who holds a butterfly too tightly in her hands because she loves the beauty, only to realize that she has smothered it. That's me....I hold on to those I love too tightly. I remember you were really moved by the piece. Thanks for the comment.