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Butterfly Land

A gathering of winged beings soaring down Creating heavenly mists in swirls among the clouds Destined to hover just below A pinnacle of strangled hope Exhaling their exotic breaths of Himalayan glow Asphyxiating toxins found clinging to a soul Basking in tranquility they yeild to passion's will Drifting quietly to land upon a window sill Where endurance rests peacefully, unencumbered

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Mark Peterson

Date: 1/22/2014 12:22:00 PM

Written in a way to provoke greater longing for and appreciation of butterflies and the many metaphors of life they stimulate and evoke.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 2/1/2014 11:12:00 AM

Mark, Thank you for commenting

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 10/29/2013 1:11:00 PM

karen I love butterfly oddesys...they are the purest symbol of complete change. Thanks for always SuZ

Karen Anglesey
Date: 10/29/2013 1:49:00 PM

Suz, thank you for the perfect interpretation .. :)

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 10/22/2013 5:12:00 PM

beautiful verse, this, with an ethereal quality to it and good flow; I particularly like the closing line...thanks for stopping by with your inspiring comment :)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 10/23/2013 10:03:00 AM

Thank you for visiting and commenting

Royal Ninja

Date: 10/10/2013 6:24:00 PM

they give us such beauty to write about and you captured the beauty in this one, food for thought me and my daughter were cleaning the kitchen one day and opened the doors and opened all the windows and in our back yard were just so many butterflies by some flowers and no where else just our yard it was so beautiful we had to just sit and watch, this poem reminded me of that day such bliss :), enjoyed this

Karen Anglesey
Date: 10/10/2013 9:44:00 PM

Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience.

Robin Davis

Date: 9/30/2013 5:21:00 PM

This is a cute and creative poem. The imagery takes the reader on a journey with the butterfly. nice job

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/30/2013 5:37:00 PM

Thank you for commenting. :)

Vandana Sharma

Date: 9/17/2013 10:38:00 PM

Beautifully flowing words :)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/18/2013 6:25:00 AM

Vandana, thank you very much :)

Kelly Deschler

Date: 9/15/2013 3:04:00 PM

A very beautifully written poem, Karen! I just love the vivid imagery that you always put into your work! Fantastic poem!...Thank you for the kind comments. They mean so much to me! :)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/16/2013 6:53:00 AM

Kelly, thank you for your lovely comments. Your work is lovely :)

Mustapha Mohammed

Date: 9/15/2013 1:56:00 PM

Beautifully done and I softly exhale.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/16/2013 6:53:00 AM

Mustapha,, thank you very much :)

Debbie Duncan

Date: 9/15/2013 1:21:00 PM

I tell my 6 yr old grand daughter your title , she says ,, you have to read it to me. She says ,,,that's so pretty ;} I agree with her ;}

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/16/2013 6:52:00 AM

Debbie, so sweet of your granddaughter to appreciate butterflies... thank you so much for your lovely comment:)

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 9/12/2013 8:07:00 PM

Beautiful imagination! I enjoyed such stylish lines full of imagery and dreaminess. Always, Laura

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/12/2013 8:10:00 PM

Thank you for sharing your perception...much appreciated :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/12/2013 1:45:00 PM

wow.. a stunning write Karen, thanks for sharing...Linda

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/12/2013 4:57:00 PM

Linda, thank you for commenting. :)

Poet Tacito

Date: 9/9/2013 9:03:00 AM

Immensely powerful poem! "A pinnacle of strangled hopes", damn.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/10/2013 5:33:00 PM

Thank you for the compliment :)

Lori Hopkins

Date: 9/8/2013 10:00:00 PM

"You are the universe, expressing itself as a human for a little while." ~Eckhart Tolle or a butterfly~~~ ;)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/9/2013 5:52:00 AM

WOW... that is a one powerful and inspiring statement. I will be reading up more on Eckhart :)

Stephen Kilmer

Date: 9/8/2013 7:15:00 PM

Beautiful write. This reminds me of the butterfly's I see every year on the (Greg's Mist?) that grows in one my flower gardens. They swirl and flutter about and make life so wonderful. Thanks for the memory and the poem. ~Kilmer~ PS - I wish I could spell "Asphyxiating"! :)

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 9/8/2013 8:41:00 PM

If I am not mistaken they attract Admiral butterfly's and Monarchs. The Admiral's look like Monarchs but are much smaller. cheers

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/8/2013 7:56:00 PM

Kilmer, thank you for sharing such charming comments. I googled those Greggs Mist flowers and they would be lovely in a garden with butterflies :).