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Best Poems Written by Gayle Mcmillan

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Insecure Butterfly

Fluttering on the brink
In agitated motion
Insecure butterfly
Filled with erratic notion

Hidden away, out of sight
Flying the safest course
Never far from her cocoon
But filled with sad remorse

This is not the motion of nature
This is no way to live
Smothered in your silken shell
You have nothing of yourself to give

Choose to take a risk
Take a chance
Insecure butterfly
Learn to dance

Spread forth your wings
Sojourn to distant places
Be spontaneous, adventurous
Eager to meet new faces

Not living in the threshold 
Scrutinizing trouble
Playing life safe
Living in a bubble

Copyright © Gayle Mcmillan | Year Posted 2012



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His Peaceful Stillness

God's mighty works prepared in darkness
Veiled in the quiet hush of night
Waiting, believing, trusting
For God to make things right
He bids for me to rest, be calm
And in His quiet strength be strong
His peaceful stillness reigns within
And gives my heart a song
Time now to look with child-like faith
And see what God will do
While I rest in His arms of love
He reveals a plan thats new.

Copyright © Gayle Mcmillan | Year Posted 2012

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Insecure Butterfly

Fluttering on the brink
In agitated motion
Insecure butterfly
Filled with erratic notion

Hidden away, out of sight
Flying the safest course
Never far from her cocoon
But filled with sad remorse

This is not the motion of nature
This is no way to live
Smothered in your silken shell
You have nothing of yourself to give

Choose to take a risk
Take a chance
Insecure butterfly
Learn to dance

Spread forth your wings
Sojourn to distant places
Be spontaneous, adventurous
Eager to meet new faces

Not living in the threshold 
Scrutinizing trouble
Playing life safe
Living in a bubble

Copyright © Gayle Mcmillan | Year Posted 2012


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