Writing Challenge - U or V words - Poetry Contest, Constance La France. Date: 08/12/2023
We're known to Waste time coveting Things we can't have. We mortgage our castles in the air Pursue illusions, rainbows... That yield no pot of gold, As opposed to waiting For these elusive butterflies To organically alight on our palm. In our dogged pursuit, We recklessly trample upon Our flower beds, leaving Bloomed flowers in ruins. You let be those butterflies You can't trap... Inside your clenched fist. Exercise patience, they'll come On their own time, if not, They're not meant to be yours. Instead, pause and watch them Float with abandon Over your manicured garden. Visually trace them From flower to flower; Admire their beauty... Until they quietly flit A w a y; They're visitors Not meant to be Caught
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