Resting on the inviting flower for a while
The playful butterfly gave it a tender kiss
And it responded by offering its nectar
That made her savor Nature's everlasting bliss!
Demetrios Trifiatis
27 August 2026
One tiny purple pom becoming
food for butterflies and thought
stretches out her long lilac colored fingers to get her first taste of the sun
she smiles as she blooms
The tiger swallowtail flutters excitedly around her, announcing her arrival
A seed floats on a cushion of air,
a milkweed for a monarch to share
under a sun that fairly grinned
on that hammock of wind.
What fun to feel the breeze and sun
and watch the beauty that God has spun -
monarch wings, mirror image twinned
from my hammock in the wind.
purple
is blue
is black
is mauve
a butterfly
spreading its
twin-wings to dry
to fly to disturb
the within of things
where orchids dream
on display in portrait sky
flowers and rose
what you would like to choose
please, do not pose!?
delight yellow view
on cute lovely pink flower
bright butterfly wings
There are pearly white flowers
that delicately sway
mimicking tiny dancing butterflies
within the lacy shrubs sector
breeze blown away
blooms of heaven-sent nectar
an attraction, an invitation
A meadow brown butterfly swarms to
its empowering rich white petals
resting, buckled, uncoiled tongue, sucking
scaled wings clasped, it settles
stupefied by scents, it feeds
bewildered by sugary sucrose
ideal prey for a spider’s capture
in its ampullate silk orb web
sticky droplets woven to ensnare
Asclepias incarnata, magnets for pollinators
Ice-ballet swamp milkweeds
amongst igneous rocks banding from foliation
rocks formed from cooled magma
gravy tones, an obsidian correlation
where white flowers string
In a momentums gain,
a brown butterfly takes wing
light lovely lithe luxurious swallowtail
flitting and fleeing among the zinnias
a zealot, zealously zipping amidst the gale
glancing gracefully at the gardenias
Walk with me holding hands in forest green
Breathing in the jasmine wind
Like blue jay’s song soul sings
Psalm that lift hearts to heaven where love mends
Curing cabin fever mountain a fountain free
Flowing glowing where love and nature blend
Together united so peacefully
Butterflies dotting blue sky
Living fulfilling wildest dreams gleefully
Making memories to treasure for life
Keeping us warm even when cold
On one knee asking to be my wife
For you complete my longing soul
Anywhere you are I want to go
I am a caterpillar with butterfly dreams
Aspiring to become beautiful with wings
Never was the tallest rose in the flower bed
And when asked to pose face turns ruby red
Wasn’t a cheerleader nor voted prom queen
Was in the church choir not the worst to sing
But there was one gift that set me apart
I used words to lift and inspire heart spark
I’m like a book worm a caterpillar that dreams
As long as I keep my stride I can fly I esteem
Winter will be over soon,
with a pretty spring full moon.
Birds will be singing to a musical tune,
as angelic butterflies come out of their cocoon.
In a big garden tall and straight I stand,
waiting for the flowers to bloom so it will be grand.
In this fertile land,
a lonely weed is now my new brand.
I need to watch out for the hand,
going to the trash can will be their command.
"A poet can make words dance across the paper, like butterflies dancing across the pretty flowers."
Is new life awaking after winter?
New green leaves are blossoming from the branches,
Spring will be showing off her new beauty.
Pretty butterflies are tucked beneath the many branches,
hiding them in the new green leaves everywhere.
Colorful butterflies of all sizes are appearing,
dressed in their finest colorful angelic wings.
I am watching the beautiful butterflies,
as they dance delicately from flower to flower.
Oh how I wish I could go dancing with them,
in this cool Spring breeze from flower to flower.
For now I will sit and watch them dance away.
I waited hopefully
in wildflower fields
for love
but a mist settled over the buds
and the monarchs
have already migrated
I had to burn the fields
to keep myself warm
otherwise
I would’ve frozen under
the suffocating snow
but now
a bunny
hops into my field
it heard about the
endless stalks of
sunflowers
I search for uncharred stalks
but he couldn’t be saved
he died of hunger.
Rainclouds threaten in the distance
The meadow ushers a subtle silent warning
Butterflies promptly take their leave
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Meadow of clustered flowers
fragrant bouquets of petals
pinks purples yellows whites
~ a delightful extravaganza
Spreading their joy like tentacles
they entice butterflies and bees
while the sun keeps busy
caressing this wild ageless garden
AP: Honorable Mention 2025, Honorable Mention 2025
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