Butterfly

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Second attempt for Joseph May's Pleiades contest

but too late to enter

Butterfly, flutter by Betwixt the green and blue Beguiling me and you Bright white or multi-hue Blues, reds and rainbows too Bloom to bloom, flitting free But leave my cabbage be

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Deb M

Date: 9/14/2023 10:07:00 AM

You truly make me smile with your final sentence one liners Terry! You are truly the one liner King!! Such gentle beautifulness the cabbage hehe! Debx

Terry Flood
Date: 9/15/2023 2:41:00 PM

Thanks Deb. You say the nicest things. If I wasn’t the King, I would be truly humbled ;-)

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 9/12/2023 3:31:00 PM

Such a beautiful butterfly poem with a juxta in the end,which made me giggle. Lol.Loved it.

Terry Flood
Date: 9/12/2023 5:05:00 PM

Thank you, Charmaine, so glad you enjoyed.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/11/2023 7:40:00 PM

Aw, you've captured the butterfly --- and then burst into laughter! Terrific. A FAVORITE for me. Thanks, gw

Terry Flood
Date: 9/12/2023 2:43:00 PM

All faves greatly appreciated G.W. To be honest, I struggle with poems that can’t be broken down into couplets or quatrains so seven lines throws me a real curve ball. As such, I’m well chuffed at your response. Thanks muchly.

Speaks Volumes

Date: 9/11/2023 8:48:00 AM

So poetic, lovely description, perfect poem befitting a butterfly, then I got to the last line and burst out laughing. Well done Terry. Best wishes from SV

Terry Flood
Date: 9/11/2023 4:26:00 PM

Just proves the point that whatever the form… I simply can’t abandon the rhyme. Glad you got a laugh out of my cabbage, Speaky. Terry

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/11/2023 4:16:00 AM

Enjoyed!

Terry Flood
Date: 9/11/2023 4:19:00 AM

Thanks Kim. Never written this form before but thought I’d give it a go. First attempt ‘Albatross’ had too many syllables for contest… this one was simply too late… just not my day!