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Butterflies of Saturn

Here are butterflies that skip 
Dull steps of metamorphosis
No isolation in coocoons
No gorging grubs like fat balloons
 Pure genesis on snow kissed  flowers
Comes with no imperiled hours
Their slow, eternal life begun
Beneath a pink pearlescent sun
Reflecting tints from rainbows born
With pastel lights of endless dawn 
Transcend through fabled time and myth
To form the rings of Saturn's mist.


A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
Contest Judged:  5/18/2016 5:58:00 AM
Sponsored by: Julia Ward 
N/A’d

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/5/2017 7:31:00 PM

Totally delightfully dreamy. Lovely imagery.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 11/7/2017 6:23:00 AM

Hi Line: Thanks so much for reading one of my older poems. I am glad you enjoyed my little flight of fancy.Best,SuZ

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/13/2016 10:07:00 PM

From the terrestrial ... to the celestial. You have quite the imagination, my poetic friend. "Pure genesis on snow kissed flowers" what a splendid line. I think that butterflies are one of those creatures where you look and all you can say is ...... how?? Makes one wonder why we indulge in fantasy, when reality is already quite fantastical ... (course I still return to my books). Your poem is pure imagination on snow kissed pages ... a fave.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 11/7/2017 6:26:00 AM

Hi Dear Timothy: I sure miss getting comments from you like this. Hope you are enjoying the fantasy that Fall is. I am looking forward to getting back to writing again. Take care my friend in poetry. Hugs, SuZ

Sheri Fresonke Harper

Date: 4/26/2013 7:41:00 PM

Saturn is my favorite planet, Excellent Suzanne, I like butterflies too

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/24/2013 7:35:00 PM

Suzanne, congratulations with your poem on Andrea's, favorite list. always~ Linda

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 4/23/2013 9:13:00 PM

Dear POETESS and S-N,Xegrakio,SuZ, Congratulations on YOUR !st place in Andrea's contest. If everyone had not got 1st place YOU would have got it anyway.This shows YOUR amazing ability to create POETIC PORTRAITs of not only the Earth but the Universe.Such vividness. One feels like there walking the misty rings of Saturn.YOUR Laureatus Quill has Inspired my Imagination.Inspiring Ink. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Loyal S-P, Poet...HG