David O'Haolin Whalen Poet Rhyme

When Holding a Butterfly

Hold your breath
When you hold a butterfly

For in truth 
Tis the butterfly that is holding you

With kaleidoscopic wings
And multifaceted eyes

And an intimate knowledge of Nature
Denied to me and you

Then breathe again,…let out a sigh
Let the creature take flight anew

Yes… you held the butterfly…
Or did the butterfly hold you?

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Mirek Eric Sulkowski August 25, 2012 at 7:20 AM Things aren't always what they seem :) Beautifully written.

Carol Sunshine Brown August 22, 2012 at 10:07 AM Way to go!!!!! Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week David. Love, Carol

Sara Giroux August 20, 2012 at 12:59 PM Hi David, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading your poem! Beautiful! I look forward to reading your other poems. I am new to PoetrySoup and really am enjoying reading the work of other poets. Sincerely,Sara Giroux

Vassilis Comporozos August 20, 2012 at 2:00 AM Original, clever, poetic. A masterpiece!!! Can I, please, post it on my poetry blog fryktorein.blogspot.gr (with Greek AND English poems, too)? David O'Haolin Whalen August 20, 2012 at 11:58 AM I would be honored to have you do that Vassilis. My poems are not all that popular, so I appreciate the fact that you appreciate this one. Thanks for the kind comments Vas.

Gwendolen Song July 17, 2012 at 8:17 PM David--allow me to roll out the red carpet and welcome you to your new home at the SOUP...may u enjoy many more poems of fellow poets from all over the world...Your butterfly poem held me! A beautiful spectacle of nature from a butterfly nut! gwendolen David O'Haolin Whalen July 17, 2012 at 8:23 PM Thanks sunny for the kind words. I found your poem today to be one of the few that I thought worthy of commenting on. You saved my day!

Francine Roberts July 4, 2012 at 3:51 PM thats lovely, great imagery, from a fellow lover of nature

Ann Roske June 29, 2012 at 7:51 AM This is truly beautiful!

Anne-Lise Andresen June 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM Welcome to P-Soup David, you write so well I like this poem a lot. - Hope you will have fun with poetry - write - read - and comments others poems. - Have a lovely day, and I will come back ...Love from Norway and me Anne-Lise