Hannah Mcmann Poet Free verse

Butterflies of Beauty

I don't often see beautiful things outside after summer
But today I saw something that made my jaw drop 
Imagine: a cool autumn day, 
I'm walking through a forest 
Filled with flowers and orange and red trees,
Their leaves falling in the breeze 
A cool, still lake reflecting it all
What what should appear 
But a tiny, rare butterfly 
Just fluttering past 
It settled on a flower
And began to drink it's nectar
I studied this beautiful little creature as it drank
It had tiny white dots speckling it's body 
It's body was a vibrant shade of red
As I marveled at it's beauty
Another fluttered by! 
This one, a brilliant shade of blue 
And black spots all over it's body 
This one simply came to rest on one of the red trees
As I sat gazing at it with incredulous eyes
What happened? 
A gaggle of yellows fluttered by! 
And merely all rested on some nearby flowers
So I stayed in this beautiful, quiet little forest
Just watching the butterflies
I realized at that moment,
Sometimes beauty lies
In the simplest of things 
It doesn't have to be shiny, new, or expensive 
To be beautiful
Just look outside your window
If you want to see something pretty
So next time you see a butterfly
Remember to stop and appreciate it's beauty

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Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen January 14, 2017 at 12:34 AM Very peaceful and beautiful. Congratulations on your placement. Hugs :) Dane Ann

Claudia Polydoro January 13, 2017 at 9:55 PM this is beautiful Hannah... congrats on your win :)

Anne-Lise Andresen January 13, 2017 at 1:57 PM - A beautiful winning poem Hannah, congratulations :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Hannah Mcmann January 13, 2017 at 9:36 PM Thank you so much! - XOXO Hannah

Jan Allison January 13, 2017 at 1:26 PM Beautifully descriptive Hannah congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx Hannah Mcmann January 13, 2017 at 9:37 PM Thank you so much! I've been having problems with my poems not being descriptive enough, so I'm glad you liked it! - XOXO Hannah

Reason A. Poteet January 13, 2017 at 7:10 AM lovely story description of the beautiful butterfly; simplicity personified. Well-done, Hannah with great insight. Congrats. Hannah Mcmann January 13, 2017 at 9:38 PM Thank you very much, you're really too kind! -XOXO Hannah

Anthony Mark January 13, 2017 at 2:35 AM Ok this is not bad , but and there is always a " but" ...if you had made the butterflies to be " falling autumn leaves" and the diffused light from the canopy playing tricks , this would give you an edge rather than conform..just a bit of free observation...Ian Hannah Mcmann January 13, 2017 at 9:40 PM What a great insight, Ian! I think that would indeed have made for a great poem! Thank you so much for sharing your advice. -XOXO Hannah