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When the Red Butterflies Fly

On a night in November with a full moon sky There is a graveyard in the Highlands where spirits fly Scriptures of old are chanted by the past As they rise through the earth as the red ones are cast Gravestones levitate with precision and ease As dark angels in black glide through the trees To a stone they surround as they circle above Slowly they transform into an ebony dark dove Upon this stone it perches as it awaits the await For when the red butterflies fly, the light they desecrate The sky turns from night into a reddy dawn As the moon hits their red their spirits now flown They land where they land, guided by the dark dove Their quest is to capture and lure life's love In the village near the graveyard on this November night A population in fear, in fright of their light Before the sun rises souls are drawn as if sprites No care for the living, their presence leaves blight A new day starts as if the previous night never happened For when the red butterflies fly, come this November night You may be summoned

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 7/6/2010 8:47:00 PM
Ominous last line there!! So many tales on this earth! I think your part of the world has so many cool stories like these. A win in that great highlander's tradition! Luv,Andrea
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Date: 7/6/2010 4:55:00 AM
Congratulations James on your win in Tirzah Conway's contest "Fantasy". Love, Carol
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Date: 7/5/2010 3:47:00 PM
I was caught between nightmare and fascination on this one! Congrat's on your HM in my contest!~Tirzah~
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Date: 7/3/2010 4:32:00 AM
Mr. Fraser...if this has anything to do with the Monarchs...truly, they have grabbed my attention a few times in mine life ! There vastness is extraordinary ! If not the Monarch in which your delight is recorded poetically...I'd like to know via soup this awesome soul which you wrote about with such a brilliant form of poesy ! james
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Date: 7/2/2010 5:01:00 PM
loved it! I like the supernatural element you have in it! c'est excellent!
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Date: 7/2/2010 4:31:00 PM
enjoyed this different poem, very entertaining!!
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Date: 7/2/2010 4:05:00 PM
Scary write..I hope this really is a wild tale and not a nightmare for you..Sara
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Date: 7/2/2010 4:04:00 PM
Loved this!! what a picture you put in my head.. always enjoyed...Michael
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