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Butterfly Landings

Butterfly Landings It’s a precarious perch High by a skydive In such a leap of faith A leap of love Circumnavigates these boots of Earth Fellow to the stratospheres These butterfly landings Of you in my heart Destinies lance Has shot me full to the sun On the twirling chant sung Ever re initiates And sounds the river onward runs Always Of your name Settles red iridescence To tip the scales These butterfly landings Of you in my arms I see you in precognitions Flashes In my obsessions of your hair Lip-syncing to the kisses In my passions of your eyes Where my heady desires evolve This molecular bonding’s These butterfly landings Of you inside my soul It’s a precarious perch To expressive to encapsulate How much I love you It’s a peculiar laugh That admits I have never even met you But all of you inexorable I am conceded to the pull I am bound to the groundings In these butterfly landings Of you ( Everything I am Everything I do Wrapped inside Those landing butterflies I cannot express In any vocabulary of words Only in the dictionary of unspoken eternals Lay the definitions of How much I love How much I need How much I want You They beg with you This man on bended knees How this strength in me Pleads Come back to me Come back to me )

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 5/22/2009 7:40:00 AM
Dear Colin: What a special, sweet, and beautifully written poem this is! Loved it! Thanks for reading my poem. I'm so very glad that you liked it. Love, Janice Herzog xoxo
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Date: 5/14/2009 2:33:00 PM
Amazing! So much raw love. I hope you find her... Else I hope I find you! ;) Beautiful words, flowing perfectly. A fave! I must!
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Date: 5/3/2009 10:36:00 AM
I read this and one word slipped out as I finished....damn! What a way to conduct a heart song my friend...the phrasing and flow are fantastic! This is a favorite of mine, no doubt about it. Thanks for the compliments on my writes...I enjoy and respect your work immensley, so the accolades from your direction are definitley appreciated. Steve
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Date: 4/26/2009 6:52:00 PM
Beautiful, such talent in this piece. I am overwhelmed, astonished! I loved reading this piece, and prefer to consider this one of my favs. Love it. Love.. Sami
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Date: 4/26/2009 3:31:00 PM
Colin, The line that interests me is,"It’s a peculiar laugh That admits I have never even met you." There is so much love in that poem. It seems like you are waiting and hoping for your soul mate whom you have not yet met. Am I right or wrong? Your poem is wonderful. Note: I'm glad that you liked my Tooth Fairy poem My grandad was fun!. Keep writing. Always, Dane
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Date: 4/25/2009 8:40:00 AM
Colin simply amazingly beautiful poetry that delves so deeply into the essence of love - Wonderful Poetry - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 4/25/2009 7:19:00 AM
Wow..love the openess of this piece my friend..I hope she hears the call.
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Date: 4/25/2009 5:54:00 AM
Your title is beautiful, your words speak beautifully of the pleading heart, wide open, raw, and needing. Peace
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