Symphonie Du Papillon

The sadness of life eats me limb by limb No longer can I walk Tears flood my unmoving body I crumble under the burden of grey skies I lie rotting an afterthought The maggots that eat me shall one day fly high in the skies over the treetops butterflies with expansive golden wings shall dance and sing my dead eyes shall stare up their beauty derived from all that consumed me Death too shall dance in the skies sweetly seducing the butterflies thier wings shall flutter to the ground hugging my decompsed soul For all of eternity
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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February 13, 2015 at 10:38 PM
Oh my, the power, beauty and sorrow of your words draw me in...how amazing is the circle of life. It can bring peace and comfort but fear and turmoil, too. You have expressed all of the emotions...hugs, Rhonda
Lariviere Avatar
April 27, 2015 at 3:26 PM
Thank you Rhonda
Trifiatis Avatar
February 10, 2015 at 3:00 PM
Quel symponie phantastique mon amie, Etienne! A very well constructed verse with metaphysical overtones! Bravo!
Lariviere Avatar
April 27, 2015 at 3:25 PM
Thank you!
Callus Avatar
February 10, 2015 at 5:46 AM
A top 7 rating for this beautiful poem, Etienne. Truly a butterfly's symphony! The cycle of life so eloquently depicted. // paul
Lariviere Avatar
April 27, 2015 at 3:25 PM
Merci Paul
Marcum Wong Avatar
February 10, 2015 at 1:32 AM
Please see your Soup Mail...Aloha, Connie
Lariviere Avatar
April 27, 2015 at 3:25 PM
I will and thank you!
Manassian Avatar
February 9, 2015 at 4:54 PM
This is an incredibly amazing write, Etienne...Vraiment, c'est manifique! You have described the end that awaits us all and yet...somehow...we live on. bravo
Lariviere Avatar
April 27, 2015 at 3:25 PM
Merci
Allison Avatar
February 9, 2015 at 4:39 PM
Hi Etienne - I remember the word Papillon from a film - it may have been Paul Newman- found the imagery incredibly intense and sad and vividly descriptive :-( hugs Jan xx
Lariviere Avatar
February 9, 2015 at 4:42 PM
Merci merci merci xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Lariviere Avatar
February 9, 2015 at 4:25 PM
The title means 'symphony of the butterfly'
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