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At night she glows,
During the day she gleams.
With butterfly studs on her ears, she smiles ready to conquer the world.
I don’t know her name but am pretty sure she’s pretty.
And may the Grace…
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I do not know?
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I wake up every morning,
Wondering if you had a good morning.
You never ever leave my mind.
You are like a butterfly,
Forever fluttering along the branches of my mind.
And I love you for that.
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Sitting there
Trying not to stare
So hard not to
Caught your eye
Flitting butterfly
Take me with you
Bluebird song
How my heart does long
But I make do
Love you much
Crave your gentle touch
On my tattoo
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What is a butterfly?
A tiny creature with pretty wings
Colorful and filled with joy
A symbol of freedom and liberation
Beauty, grace and rebirth
But there should be something more
There should be much more
All I see is a tiny spark
When it should be much shiner
No, she is not only that
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Monorhyme
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Our special bond forged even 'fore my birth,
years together through misfortune and mirth.
Since sadly snatched from the face of this Earth,
each action and deed to confirm my worth.
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14th April 2017
For the "Form M - Monorhyme" contest, sponsored by Butterfly Wings.
(Fourth Place)
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Like a fairy caught in fire
Like a bird flying with no Air
Like a butterfly set on pyre
Like a daffodil caught in a tyre
Like all hope mere a satire
Like all dreams out on Hire
Like in ruins her every desire
Like no one is alive there to admire
Like from life She will retire
Like the system has chained her with a wire
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Before you came,
a sky full of fears,
O, larva-hot tears,
hearts, won't claim.
Before you came,
my life, fell apart,
Love, the lost part,
skull full of blame.
Before you came,
a butterfly, no rose,
played with my toes,
nights, did the same.
But then you came,
scented, lovely rose,
and the butterfly rose,
Lizzie was your name.
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In bloom time when the roses blush,
When Spring flies by with its wet green rush,
When the sap is high and the moss is plush,
The scent of lilac faintly glides
Over the wind the butterfly rides.
The lilac reaches up the hill
To catch my wandering senses . Still,
To draw me down and back until
I remember and I cry
As if the wearer just walked by.
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Butterfly
painted lady
spread your wings
Thighs of color
pose your love
I light
candle flame
for you
I am
consumed by fire
Since my house
has burned down
I can see
the moon more clearly
I gaze upon
your Eden
falling upon me
I run blindly
to you
as you mount
flowers
in my garden
As I hold you
in my arms
do not
let me feel
your departure
upon my hand...
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My
Japanese Butterfly
Sole proprietor of my eye
Sole proprietor of my sky
Canary, strawberry
Colors extraordinary
She lives in an orangery
In a hole under an orange tree
Her kisses are of lemon-lime
Citrus, overwhelmingly delicious
Captivating submissive I’ve made
A solicitous conscious decision
To explore, desire, love-n-adore
Till I die
My Japanese Butterfly
Sincerely,
Your Puffy-eyed Chinese Dragonfly
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Spread your sails
Don’t think too much
If you'd only not
Look her way
But there you are
Precious, stay, I pray
Don't float about
Your love is torture
Punish me
With your kisses
Make true my wishes
Become my new
Imagine, almost missed this
Be still on the flower
Eyes towards that tower
The sight of your wings
My heart skips in that hour
Punish me
With your view
Clothed in your hue
My future will miss
The lack of you
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You can listen with your heart.
You can see with more than sight.
You can stand taller than your height when you let your dreams take flight.
You can feel the beats of sound
You can stop and hold all time
Capture a nation with a smile
Inspire so, so many minds
Your grace is of the butterfly
Brought tears to many grown mens eyes.
You humble heart shines like any star in any sky.
A Rose blooming under winter skies in these days of darker times.
You have made magic come alive.
Rose and Giovanni.
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Thick skin falls in pieces
To reveal a molten liquid center
A beauty never gazed upon by another
A glow of heat,pain and love
Hidden from prying eyes
Kept safe from strangers and "loved ones" alike;
Permanent fists grip tightly
As the center boils hot upon its release
And a trickle becomes a flood
In the right hands...
The stiff grip loosens
And new skin,soft and supple
Replaces the old
Stronger than one could have imagined
Sweeter than one could hope
A butterfly against the odds
And a struggle ends in love.
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If you were my butterfly I'd fly the world with you
Together we would ride the winds to lands where no one knew
That butterflies could even live, lands so far away
Where sunrises never need occur because sunsets always stay
We'd live inside an orchid, we'd love and dance and play
I'd build a special room for you where you could sing all day
We'd dine on golden nectar, we'd sip on floral wine
Our wings would flap together, our heartbeats would entwine
If you were my butterfly I'd keep you close to me
And serenade you day and night in fervent rhapsody
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Romanticism
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You are like a butterfly,
You flutter here, you flutter there,
Just like a butterfly
You flutter everywhere
And where you come to rest,
That's where I want to be
My pretty little butterfly.
To cage a butterfly or clip it's wings
Is not the thing to do
As I know you see that butterflies are free
And they are all the more beautiful because they are free.
But to be where a butterfly comes to rest,
Who could ask for more,
Except a fool who is too blind to see
How beautiful a butterfly can be,
Especially one that is free to be what it wants to be
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My eyes and heart are falling alike so
The stars tonight may even fall like leaves
Sprinkles of raindrops are falling
The sunset fell and darkness falls
A waterfall falls so sparkling t'was clear
Petals off a rose bush dramatically fall
Feathers fall from a bird ready to fly
The sun watches the moon fall and rise
That butterfly looks as if its falling
Once again my dreams fall and fall
Even as much but falling from where
A teardrop falls from eyes gently so
A strand of hair escapes to fall and escape
Time stands still to fall back in place
My eyes and heart are falling alike so
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I was once a butterfly fighting a whirlwind,
Thought i wouldn't fly, oh, fierce wild wind.
One coloured rainbow, painted with a crayon,
My world was so small, all i did was cry-on.
I swear, love does really make me feel so nice,
Always, all my life, have i yearned for that slice.
When you walked into my life, my love, my baby,
I promised myself, i'll be your man and your teddy.
My heart is your home, honey, you have my word,
Lets travel through life together, love's our reward.
Am that butterfly, drowning in nectar, on my rose,
My rose's sweet scent will forever please my nose.
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Ms. Farmer O my Springtime Garden Love Cherie
Oh, darling Cherie,
Your lips are like smelly flowers and cheese on a summer day;
You're like the most strong doctor of love to ever walk Dove Lane;
Your yummy butterfly face;
Your olive oil soul,
Your sweet tasty lips,
A tangent choice of fruits in a bowl;
You’re the garnered doctor of love being...
Jasmines spices rosebuds aromatic;
My garden of vegetated love;
How could I look at another when our unique carrot love is so strong?
I love you Ms. Farmer I love you so;
My darling garden Cherie!
3/27/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2019©
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Tender graceful butterfly
Gentle little dove
This poem that I'm writing
Is all about my love
That's kept hidden inside me
Just longing to come out
But knows it has to stay there
No shadow of a doubt
But if one day the sun shines
And warms this little seed
Permitting it to flourish
No longer would I need
To write them out in longhand
These things I keep inside
Would be a living poem
Each word and thought applied
And showered thus upon you
The passion of romance
The simple act of holding hands
Or learning how to dance
Of writing songs together
And laughing when I sing
But through it all our love grows
And for that, anything
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Words cannot describe the amount of beauty you hide
Bangs that cover your glittering forehead
Eyes that reflect the moon holds a lot of mood
Lips that holds a lot of moisture melts in your mouth like desert
A face that is unique to your features
Girl you are the embodiment of a goddess
A woman that is not meant to be tamed
You have a wild heart that would never die
Deserving of praise when appealing to the eyes
Even royalty would have to bow when in your presence
An aura that shows you operate with standards
So for sure you won't stand for being slander
Flowers bloom when you are around and wilt when you're not
If a Caterpillar can become a beautiful butterfly you can be more amazing and fly
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THE PERFECT SMILE
Where is the dance as the butterfly flies?
Where is this place we call Paradise?
Where is the Rainbow that sits in the skies?
..With that Pot of Gold, the ultimate prize.
Give me a rose, in full bloom, that cries
Give me a ‘truth’, not covered in lies
Give me a heart, with rhythm precise
That beats with a passion, the largest in size.
Show me the twinkle in those weeping eyes
Show me the smile, that’s never a guise
Show me the skin, that’s smoother than ice
O’ point to the face where such beauty lies.
Where are such wonders: the lows and the highs?
Give me a clue, just one will suffice
Show me the smile, to quell all my ’sighs’
..Well, here is Marsaila: A Gift to the Wise.
The Fg 81.5.8
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She is gone
Covid took her away from me,
I am terrified to write my TOK
exhibition because I can't find my
beautiful Object,
the butterfly of Caribean.
I see her in my dreams coming across
the ocean to meet me, I woke up and
she was already in a powerhouse
@Purnama.
I know what fills my heart.
The nothingness that I am referred to.
Not forgetting,
The bitter smiles,
That keeps me going
I know you are also a strong Lady,
Be strong as usual, BEAT Covid bae
I know I am a powerful boy
but this should not
cover the heartbrokenness
am drowning in.
Tears after tears bae:((
Like gum arabic (bubble gum)
We simmered
And glimmered
Our eyes looked
Our hearts locked
And our lips knocked
I MISSED YOU DARLING
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White roses grew in my mouth
Drunk in ambrosial poetries
Craving for love from a butterfly
'til perpetual darkness.
Argentine crepuscule stole my happiness
Caliginous skies swallowed my entity
Still waiting for her to come
Seems I have to wait 'til morning sun
When will you come butterfly?
The flowers are dying, still I haven't seen you
Slowly losing my ephemeral hope
What is love without the sun?
Petals furled, leaves dried
Flowers in my mouth evanesce per hue
Shade after shade, I learned to forget
To end this perennial blue.
Leisurely accepted the things that I shouldn't
Heart just closed that once was open
Forgot and moved on, learned stop hoping
When eyes have noticed that she is coming.
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It's in the air through your soul and Spirit
But you would never hear it it muddles it jumps in my heart
I think it's love and love I know it's in my heart
My mind's conscious my spirit launches
So in my heart it flows it starts it stops
I love her, my future wife
I do not know who she is
She doesn't know who I am
A new heart
A future love
I am in love
Yet butterfly
Whomever you are
My future angel my love
Where are you?
In my head she flies so ready you're a flower
You're steady but you would never know how I really
How I feel only me and God will reveal
if it's true and if you
You will never know that I love you so
you will never know that I love you so
4/20/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr ©
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BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY
loving fluttery
fluttering in the breeze
Alas the wind calls your name
As yet you fly on
Citing and kissing the breeze,
The candidate is ideal,
And so are you.
BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY
Orchids are white,
Ghost ones are rare,
The pattern is wavy,
And so is your hair.
Magnolia grows,
With buds like eggs,
with a form so slender,
so are your legs.
reach sunflowers,
Up to the skies,
thoughtful expression is,
And so are your eyes.
BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY
Daisies are pretty,
loving life’s duties have style,
My candidate is winning,
And so is your smile.
A butterfly so beautiful,
Just like you so are.
MY, MY LOVE YOU'RE MY...
BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY
11/20/19
Written word by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2019
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