Gary Smith Poet Rhyme

Weeping For Butterflies

I stood and stared at vivid things
Yellows, white, and neon blues,
From tiny ones, with tiny wings
To graceful giants, in lustrous hues.

There were dandies garbed in polka dots
Others bore alluring eyes,
Some wore shimmering silver spots
As mother nature donned disguise.

Yet for those butterflies I wept,
Their wondrous ruses to no avail,
For in glass cases they are kept,
Collected, killed, and then impaled.








Entry for 'Impaled' poetry contest
Sponsored by Anthony Slausin.
22/7/2019. Placed 1st.

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Darlene De Beaulieu May 21, 2020 at 6:05 PM Hello Gary Smith I think that the butterflies should be free to fly whereever. Enjoy your evening my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu May 22, 2020 at 1:11 PM Hello Gary Smith, you are welcomed. Enjoy your day my friend. Gary Smith May 21, 2020 at 6:33 PM Thank you Darlene. :)

Swetha Vangaveti August 21, 2019 at 10:29 PM A poignant write!!! Congratulations on the deserving win :) Gary Smith August 22, 2019 at 7:18 AM Thank you Swetha. :)

Jan Allison August 9, 2019 at 3:57 PM Butterflies are so beautiful out in the gardens. so sad to see them stuck with pins in a display cabinet - you took impaled to a whole new level Gary, many congrats on your trophy win:-) hugs jan xx Gary Smith August 9, 2019 at 4:02 PM Thank you Jan, I always found such displays quite disturbing. :)

David Sanders August 8, 2019 at 7:59 AM A very poignant and touching poem! It reminds me that beautiful and fragile things should be loved and admired in their natural setting, not acquired and preserved 'under glass'. Gary Smith August 8, 2019 at 8:00 AM Thank you David. :)

Gershon Wolf August 7, 2019 at 12:51 PM How did I miss this one? Congrats, Gary on your #1 trophy win in the contest! ~ gw Gary Smith August 7, 2019 at 1:13 PM Thank you Gershon. :)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 7, 2019 at 9:39 AM So well done Gary, I feel much the same. Congratulations on your well deserved trophy win! (I have four teeny weeny Monarch Butterfly babies I am hoping to raise and release~) xomo Gary Smith August 7, 2019 at 9:45 AM Thank you Maureen. :)

Janice Canerdy August 7, 2019 at 9:29 AM Gary, CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win! Janice Gary Smith August 7, 2019 at 9:45 AM Thank you Janice. :)

Reason A. Poteet August 7, 2019 at 7:50 AM Great work, Gary, suiting excellently to the prompt. Impaled after death. Gary Smith August 7, 2019 at 8:22 AM Thank you R.A.P. :)

Beata Agustin August 6, 2019 at 11:44 PM Wow! Congrats. Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you. Gary Smith August 7, 2019 at 5:51 AM Thank you Beata. :)

CayCay Godwin July 26, 2019 at 8:03 PM What lovely flow with your spot on rhyme schemes. Reading, I was wrapped in delight till the last stanza effectively delivered gray. With equally enjoyable flow and rhyme your gray touched my emotions. Poetry hugs ... CayCay Gary Smith July 27, 2019 at 4:46 AM Thank you CayCay. :)

Arturo Michael July 22, 2019 at 10:44 AM Nice one Gary... Gary Smith July 22, 2019 at 10:44 AM Thank you Arturo. :)