Short Aflutter Poems

always aflutter
colors with beautiful hues
graceful butterfly...

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Click of my shutter
Flutterflies glide like butter…
My heart’s aflutter...

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wings aflutter
damselfly
finds her lilypad



posted on April 4, 2018...

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Wall to wall within all crowds
Amphitheater is filled
Concert blaring to a peak
Heart is aflutter

Russell Sivey...

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sprung from spring they fly

                                 liberation aflutter

                                 cages left behind...

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Autumn dawns,
bright red and rosy,
dancing with fair feet aflutter,
Her dazzling hues alight with joy,
as fiery faces fall to greet
the Earth....

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It is the finest time of all
That grand old game we call baseball
Sets our hearts aflutter
When the boys of summer
Battle to be champions of fall...

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Like butter
 melting in pools of the sun
lilies shed their petals aflutter
 fragrance in the air touching one another
as the heat of the day was done....

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L’orange de Noël

Trump met a girl from the gutter
Who set his heart all aflutter
But she was a chooser
Who called him a loser
Trump really needs a new putter!...

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lights swirl and flicker
my heart's aflutter
winter nights meant for lovers
there's magic in the air
if only we will dare



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on November 28, 2022...

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England’s acclaimed bard William Shakespeare
had a father whose jobs included tasting beer!
Lines from Shakespeare’s plays might put hearts aflutter
or poke fun; i. e., “Thou art as fat as butter.”...

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Bronze butterflies aflutter, nearby
birds chirp and cheep and try to cheer
the heroes falling this time of year –
the acorns and the leaves – 
letting go so easily and
without a sigh.


2004 Fall...

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There I see a rainbow
Sweet posies on display
Scattered along the garden walk
A Springtime memory

All the birds aflutter
Shadows still remain
A morning so dignified
Along Mulberry Lane


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summer is alive
bursting with color and life
bright wings take to air

amid the flurry
in spellbinding summer's grip
I'm in a daydream

birds and butterflies
in a whirlwind of delight
as dragonflies drone...

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meaty limbs of oak -
august plumage aflutter
with draconic hiss

8/19/2019
Tree Themed Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
575 howmanysyllables.com

*august - marked by majestic dignity or grandeur...

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Sweet perfection
An etched white rose
Everlasting sunshine
Comes evening to show
My loving star shine
And yet
Still...
I cry alone


And there she stood
Hair aflutter
behind the door 
I Peer
Of fear
Of silence
I gaze...

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life is aflutter
buds blooming, babies birthing~
quickening of spring




~   March 27, 2021  ~ 
Spring Haiku - Traditional Forn Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin
*verified with howmanysyllables.com...

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hummingbirds arrive
on summer wings aflutter
ruby breasts glist'ning

courageous fellows
long slender beaks are probing
red flower feeder


May 15, 2021
for "Surprise Me" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gautier...

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A night heron rises unto the dark sky
Wild geraniums overwhelm my senses
Rush fire into and through my veins...

Heart beats are set aflutter
By the toe beats of your clogs
As your clogs echo over
The pavements in dark recesses of my memories...

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Those smiles bloomed, blossomed fawned
As tears now wander
Upon hearts squander
Love's grave has securely, purely, spawned 

We kissed aflutter and danced in shimmer
And my hands apprised
But now glanced disguised
For the shadows glare dolour and dimmer...

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Oh!
Your voice,
The sound of bells
On a Christmas sleigh...

The sight of you,
The sun rising
In all its brilliance,
Brightening and warming
The day...

Your touch -
Sets my heart aflutter,
Like the first time
I did anything
That made me happy!...

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Honey smoked ribs on the grill
Come and eat your fill
Roasted corn, drips with butter
Taste buds aflutter
Peach pie on the sill
Ice cold beers
Cheers!


June 3, 2022
What's Cooking on the Grill This Summer Contest
Sponsored by M. L. Kiser...

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Your voice!
The sound of bells
On a Christmas sleigh!
The sight of you!
The sun rising
In all its brilliance,
Brightening and warming 
The day!
Your touch!
Our first kiss!
Sat my heart aflutter...
Oh Joy!
The first time I did anything
That made me truly happy!...

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Whispered breaths, gentle breeze, blushing hearts of sanguine hue
Wings aflutter of gossamer lace, pure, gentle, delicate and true
Luminous lucence, crystalline glow, soft translucence and heavenly bloom
Beautiful glimmer in radiant sweetness, all the splendor that is you...

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On summer days  clouds of white
float across the sky
and nightingales take flight
to sing sweet songs on high
as aflutter comes the butterfly


 If I could hitch a ride upon those clouds
As they go sailing by
Ten perhaps I'd be allowed
To float like the butterfly
And watch the birds go by...

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