Mystic Rose Rose Poet Rhyme

A Butterfly For Rolla

She was beautiful in a way that only nature understood 
walking out into the sunlight she turned sunlight into Hyde   
raven black hair that fanned, two eyes of mesquite wood 
no taller then four feet guided with a partnered girl guide 

Little did I know she belonged to the day camp next door 
recovering from trauma she'd been matched and supervised 
all I said to her was,  " your beautiful" no less,  no more, 
she froze turned around and ran, all I saw was her backside 

Later I was told she had been burned and scarred by an Uncle 
I assumed the word beautiful was a Stanley knife to fear  
she reminded me of a meteor rock, a magnificent Runkle 
that burned very brightly as she re-entered earth's atmosphere 

Oh she was beautiful  in ways only nature could not misconstrue   
truth be told I sat on a bench and cried, deep inside I felt her pain 
so I painted her a butterfly so she could put it on her window pane 
and at the bottom I inscribed the words, "Rolla, I love you " 

July 15, 2021 
Sponsor Name: Regina McIntosh 
Contest Name: Touch My Heart

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Kim Merryman July 21, 2021 at 2:51 PM Beautifully written, Vie! Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M

Beata Agustin July 21, 2021 at 4:14 AM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... exemplifying the essence of empathy. God bless you.

Christuraj Alex July 20, 2021 at 6:35 AM Coming back to congratulate you. Hearty Congratulations!

Regina Mcintosh July 20, 2021 at 3:59 AM Lovely writing and story. Congrats and God bless you, Love, Gina

Caren Krutsinger July 17, 2021 at 3:51 AM Your empathy is alive and well in this poem " " your beautiful" no less, no more, she froze turned around and ran, " Oh, yes!

Delice Arleen Skelly July 16, 2021 at 5:41 AM You have turned pain into beauty with this lovely write.....Delice

Christuraj Alex July 16, 2021 at 5:14 AM truth be told I sat on a bench and cried, deep inside I felt her pain The true feeling of a true poet. Beautifully penned.

Victor Buhagiar July 15, 2021 at 10:11 PM A fine poem that has all the ingredients of various emotions. You describe your friend very well. Best for a win. Hugs.

Sotto Poet July 15, 2021 at 7:30 PM Everything in this piece is lovely, sincere, and emotional. There is no way to tell how young people are damaged, but we know that many of them suffer terribly and that this impacts their lives for the rest of their lives. I get what you're saying. You did a good act by helping others. Best wishes with the contest

Barbara Peckham July 15, 2021 at 3:08 PM This is lovely, an honest expression of love and pain for both of the people in the poem. It tells a truth in poetic form. You did your best to show her that what mattered was just love, which sees past the outside.

L Milton Hankins July 15, 2021 at 2:30 PM So lovely, so touching, and so poignant. We never know how children are hurt, but we know many suffer greatly and it stays with them throughout their lifetimes. I know. You did a good thing...a mighty good thing, Mystic Rose Rose.