Oenomel
...a practiced smile on her face
a mother’s oenomel breath puffs wind under gossamer wings
reminiscent of the translucent wings of green lacewings—
mistaken for a pest, but beneficial—
to strike ...
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Categories:
lacewings, analogy, childhood, mother, mothers
Form: Free verse
Song of The Multicolored Malay Lacewing Butterfly No 11: ABBA
...Tropical Impressionist ascenders,
colorist defenders were everywhere,
Multicolored Malay Lacewings ... there,
added ambiance to the fanfare years,
the species are restricted to forest
reserves d...
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Categories:
lacewings, allusion, analogy, appreciation, butterfly,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Garden Guests
...A post from the past.....just trying to put down all the ones I have written but deleted when I left the site for a while......this is almost too long, but I couldn't find which animal or insect to e...
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Categories:
lacewings, animal, earth, education, kids,
Form: Rhyme
A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
...Little children love their sweet wishes and pecks
when tucked into bed for their nighthly dreams
Light winged butterflies in myriad colours
flutter in flapping open their dreamscapes
They gli...
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Categories:
lacewings, allusion, beauty, butterfly, children,
Form: Monorhyme
Cradling Beauty
...I’m just
Lying here thinking
Butterfly thoughts,
Cradling beauty in my arms,
Hummingbirds and
Lady lacewings
Aflutter lovely in my mind
I’m just lying
Here, form-fitte...
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Categories:
lacewings, animals, devotion, happiness, inspirational,
Form: Free verse