Home » Poems » David O'Haolin Whalen » When Holding a Butterfly

When Holding a Butterfly

Hold your breath When you hold a butterfly For in truth Tis the butterfly that is holding you With kaleidoscopic wings And multifaceted eyes And an intimate knowledge of Nature Denied to me and you Then breathe again,…let out a sigh Let the creature take flight anew Yes… you held the butterfly… Or did the butterfly hold you?

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Miroslaw Eric Sulkowski

Date: 8/25/2012 7:20:00 AM

Things aren't always what they seem :) Beautifully written.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/22/2012 10:07:00 AM

Way to go!!!!! Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week David. Love, Carol

Sara Giroux

Date: 8/20/2012 12:59:00 PM

Hi David, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading your poem! Beautiful! I look forward to reading your other poems. I am new to PoetrySoup and really am enjoying reading the work of other poets. Sincerely,Sara Giroux

Vassilis Comporozos

Date: 8/20/2012 2:00:00 AM

Original, clever, poetic. A masterpiece!!! Can I, please, post it on my poetry blog fryktorein.blogspot.gr (with Greek AND English poems, too)?

David O'Haolin Whalen
Date: 8/20/2012 11:58:00 AM

I would be honored to have you do that Vassilis. My poems are not all that popular, so I appreciate the fact that you appreciate this one. Thanks for the kind comments Vas.

Gwendolen Song

Date: 7/17/2012 8:17:00 PM

David--allow me to roll out the red carpet and welcome you to your new home at the SOUP...may u enjoy many more poems of fellow poets from all over the world...Your butterfly poem held me! A beautiful spectacle of nature from a butterfly nut! gwendolen

David O'Haolin Whalen
Date: 7/17/2012 8:23:00 PM

Thanks sunny for the kind words. I found your poem today to be one of the few that I thought worthy of commenting on. You saved my day!

Francine Roberts

Date: 7/4/2012 3:51:00 PM

thats lovely, great imagery, from a fellow lover of nature

Ann Roske

Date: 6/29/2012 7:51:00 AM

This is truly beautiful!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/21/2012 1:08:00 PM

Welcome to P-Soup David, you write so well I like this poem a lot. - Hope you will have fun with poetry - write - read - and comments others poems. - Have a lovely day, and I will come back ...Love from Norway and me Anne-Lise