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Finish My Poem Poetry Contest Sponsored By Mystic Rose Rose 4/10/25

As she drinks nectar from a flower, sweetness from heaven falls like dew anointed with a gentle rain amidst sun showers she appears as if on cue Lifting her wings she lands on a Zinnia beneath a tinted sky of April blue flight of fancy fanning fast, fabulous marvel, she is beauty true on true I'm in awe of such natural beauty, her wings resemble church stained glass I've been captivated by the butterflies lifecycle ever since I was a lass An egg hatches into a wriggly caterpillar, which munches foliage but that's fine it transforms into a chrysalis, emerging as a butterfly in the sky and looks divine!

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Deb M

Date: 4/25/2025 4:23:00 AM

The beauty of nature at its best….very beautiful Jan! Belated Congrats on POTW….Debx

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2025 2:20:00 PM

many thanks Deb, sorry for the late reply:-( hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/16/2025 6:06:00 AM

Read your comment…no butterflies, perhaps, here we also get “butterflies in our stomach,” felt without seeing. I love the silence of their wings…so many in a butterfly enclosure but not once do you hear them and you barely feel them as they land on your skin. So many beautiful colors and patterns. Congrats on POTW, dear Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2025 2:20:00 PM

many thanks Kim, it is a wonderful sensation to have one land on your hand, as light as a whisper and so so beautiful, sorry for the late reply:-( hugs Jan xx

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 4/15/2025 12:58:00 PM

Dear Jan, A warm CONGRATULATIONS on your POTW, "The butterfly". You have captured their elegance with your words so well. Enjoy your well deserved recognition. Fondly, Nancy

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2025 2:19:00 PM

many thanks Nancy, sorry for the late reply:-( hugs Jan xx

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 4/15/2025 7:30:00 AM

Dear Jan, Congrats on POTW as your word flutters with the sacred nectar-anointed wings, stained-glass marvels, that chrysalis cracking open to divinity. I see the child who first marveled at metamorphosis, the woman who still chases miracles in April skies. I love how your words are the transformation from leaf-muncher to sky-dancer. The divine? It’s in every unfurling wingbeat. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2025 2:18:00 PM

many thanks Daniel, sorry for the late reply:-( hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/13/2025 10:28:00 PM

Wow how creative the third verse is. The whole poem is pretty.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2025 2:18:00 PM

many thanks Andrea, sorry for the late reply:-( hugs Jan xx

David Charles

Date: 4/13/2025 7:38:00 PM

Congratulations on POTW! I love butterflies and your poem certainly has done them justice.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2025 2:18:00 PM

many thanks david, sorry for the late reply:-( hugs Jan xx

John Watt

Date: 4/13/2025 1:11:00 PM

I love butterflies and I love your nature poetry! Well done, my friend

John Watt
Date: 4/13/2025 1:49:00 PM

Hugs to you both.

Lin Lane
Date: 4/13/2025 1:23:00 PM

Hello, John. You and your poetry are very much missed.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 1:21:00 PM

Aww John it has made my day to see you back on soup and commenting on my poem - thank you so much my friend! (I miss you so much on here) hugs Jan xx

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 4/13/2025 8:16:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTW win. I enjoyed reading your lovely write for the pretty Butterfly. Have a blessed day with your win...............

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:59:00 PM

Thanks Paula I am so thrilled to get POTW:-) hugs Jan xx

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 4/13/2025 6:00:00 AM

Sweet little butterfly. Nice nature write Jan. Congratulations on POTW! :)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:58:00 PM

Thanks so much Linda Alice I have to share the honour with Mystic Rose as her lines inspired the poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 4/13/2025 4:13:00 AM

Jan, a beautiful poem and imagery. Congratulations on POTW. -hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:57:00 PM

Thanks Tania, I have to share the honour with Mystic Rose as her lines inspired the poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 4/13/2025 4:01:00 AM

Love to see them fluttering about in the garden in summertime. Congratulations to you Jan on POTW. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:56:00 PM

Isn't it a wonderful time of the year Tom! I would love to go to a butterfly farm again in the Uk it is many years since we went and i spent hours there watching the butterflies hatch and eventually fly! hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 4/13/2025 3:36:00 AM

Butterflies, dragonflies… you have wings to me. Congratulations on your lines being poem of the week!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:55:00 PM

Thanks Lin I am so delighted! hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/13/2025 3:02:00 AM

- Congratulations on your p.o.t.w., Jan ... enjoy :) - Have a lovely Easter :) - hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:54:00 PM

thanks so much Anne-Lise:-) hugs Jan xx

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 4/13/2025 1:56:00 AM

Lovely poetry Jan, congratulations on receiving the honour of poem of the week… Beryl

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2025 12:54:00 PM

Wow thanks Beryl, I am delighted to get the honour and have to share it with Mystic Rose as it is her lines which inspired my poem:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/11/2025 2:57:00 PM

Beautiful lines for a sublime butterfly! Hugs ~ Kim

Jan Allison
Date: 4/11/2025 3:04:00 PM

I wish we had them in our country Kim, but i have seen poems about them on here so thought i would give it a go:-) hugs jan xx

Abdullah Alhemaidy

Date: 4/11/2025 5:30:00 AM

You are pure poetess! A favorite.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/11/2025 7:35:00 AM

aww thanks for such a sweet comment and for your lovely tribute to me, i am very touched by your kindness:-) hugs Jan x

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/11/2025 1:31:00 AM

- Jan, beautifully written :) - Good luck in the contest :) - Have a great weekend :) - hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 4/11/2025 7:34:00 AM

thanks Anne-Lise I am still giggling at your comment to Abdullah! hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/11/2025 12:27:00 AM

Really nice one , Jan. Great alliteration with the flight of fancy line

Jan Allison
Date: 4/11/2025 7:33:00 AM

Thanks Andrea, the first two stanzas were from Mystic Rose, mine are just the final two:-) hugs Jan xx

Karen Jones

Date: 4/10/2025 5:37:00 PM

Jan this is beautiful! Your poem flows naturally with the prompt. Best wishes in the contest!