Delightsome butterflies (not those of the nervous kind)
are tickling my insides. When he's not around,
delectable daydreams flutter sweetly through my mind.
To see him gives me more anticipation
than when I was a child waiting up for Santa!
His gaze, his kiss, his grace - poetic inspiration.
Feb. 12, 2019 for Nina Parmenter's "Capture That Emotion" Poetry Contest
Can anyone recapture those sweet butterflies of youth?
Beyond the bamboo brush pop up a few twigs of peach blossom;
Ducks are the first to sense the warming of the river delightsome.
The beach wormwoods are everywhere while reeds in bud;
It is time for the globefish to swim upstream in spring flood.
(tran.)
Mother mine,
Makes me like a child again
How well could grace possess a mortal
And make almost an angel like?
Fond friend,
Swells in me a spring of sweet smiles
How well could I deserve such delight?
Dainty Damsel,
Draws me to delightsome daylight dreams
How well would you ever leave off my thoughts?
Sweet sister,
Soothes my soul with sprightly sayings
How well could one love a man more?
Charming chum
Calms my spirit like cooling stream
How well would I ever cease a prayer for you?
Wonderful wife to be
Wrests my restlessness with your soft spirit
How well would I a grateful heart to God maintain?
In the days of his trials
When the dreaded meals
Turned to be his delightsome delicacies.
In the days of his trials
When the umpteen labours
Brought in peanut pays.
In the days of his trials
When night rains
turned to be night ruins.
But in the days of his triumphs
The testimony of his treasures
Tickles many ears.
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