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The Butterfly of Fortaleza

I was filled with myopic adventure Excitement, thrills and amour I was off to Brazil Who I ask? Could ask for anymore? I was there with my butterfly net For I was destined to capture beauty at sunset So sure, this was my regal duty! I captured love, within my fragile enticing naive heart Holding on to the butterfly Was for sure not the easy part For my heart was a flutter As the butterfly soared in the winds It turns out love had captured me The butterfly escaped, loved but free So on the forest floor I wept The rains of my tears, as Amazon’s condemned guest Flooded with sadness, rusty bullets meant for the masses Riddled with broken heart and cracked glasses Even the wine I could not keep, love always leaks The jungle consumes all, even loves so deep If only a kiss was a kiss was a kiss That held hope for a lover however amiss Yet it was a passion, but for a moment in precious time That ran away with the next thunder and hells lightening Love can not always rhyme

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Date: 3/11/2017 9:29:00 PM
Delightful. Great poem and song here. Beautiful innocence, moving to revelation that love is a decision and not an emotion (or rhyme). -- W.
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Date: 3/10/2017 12:00:00 PM
Arthuro ..Fantastic, exceptional ending line to love,..
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Date: 3/4/2017 10:15:00 PM
Beautiful and bittersweet...better to have loved and lost so I've heard but the pain can run deep. The last line perfectly says it all.
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Date: 3/4/2017 7:08:00 AM
The last line was a perfect conclusion, great job Arthur!
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Date: 3/3/2017 6:57:00 PM
Gosh, it sounds like you actually had a Brazilian lover, Arthur, so well described is this flitting romance. The last line is incredible!
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Date: 3/3/2017 4:05:00 PM
"Love is like a butterfly" You are such a lucky guy. You had that "passion, but for a moment in precious time." Those moments are few and far between in my experience.
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Date: 3/3/2017 10:47:00 AM
I like your creativity, Arthur. Pursuit of love can bring both sweet and sour results. // paul
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Date: 3/2/2017 11:08:00 PM
The butterfly net doesn't always catch what your looking for Hugs
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Date: 3/2/2017 8:51:00 AM
arthur, hauntingly bittersweet melody.. one of your best!..huggs
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/2/2017 9:11:00 PM
You are so sweet Nette, thank you! Hugs!
Date: 3/1/2017 3:40:00 PM
Very striking poem Arthur
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/2/2017 9:10:00 PM
Thanks Tim, hope the knee is on the mend!
Date: 3/1/2017 5:25:00 AM
Inimitable ... beautiful ...
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/2/2017 9:10:00 PM
Hi there Probir, thank you very much!
Date: 3/1/2017 12:14:00 AM
Love cannot always rhyme, love that true and powerful last line. Great poetry, Arthur!
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/2/2017 8:42:00 PM
Thank you Darren.
Date: 2/28/2017 10:37:00 PM
I can see it, Arthur. : ) And ah - who would not so pursue.
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/2/2017 8:42:00 PM
Thanks Doug!

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