The Past

The Past

See the past soar through the sky!
Memories painted on the wings of a butterfly.
Fluttering away,
Gone bye.

Fly across my sky, 
Beautiful butterfly.
No reason to come back.
No reason to cry.

                          by John M. Dufresne
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Mehta Avatar
July 11, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Lovely thoughtful expressions , john
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July 11, 2011 at 5:45 PM
hi John You have soup mail (hit the "my soup mail" on the left column)
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July 11, 2011 at 4:54 PM
excellent job John, good to see you on the soup...keep up the good work--- your favorite sister in law (or at least I'd better be!) : ) Gail
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July 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Well now welcome to poetry soup pardner with this delightful Rhyme poem. An excellent one to kick it off with for sure!
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July 11, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us John. I enjoyed reading it this lovely morning. May you have a wonderful week and enjoy life to the fullest. Love, Carol
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July 11, 2011 at 6:47 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you John. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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