Haiku Delicate and sweet Fluttering butterfly wings A glimpse of beauty Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
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Emergence
Emergence Wistful thoughts Do not satisfy The hunger inside of me Dark, corrupt images Feed the fire of discontent As I battle to be free Breathe in, breathe out One day at a time Bringing clarity to help me see A butterfly is now emerging In a moment of beauty Forgetting the struggle to beContinue reading “Emergence”
Please … Just For One Day
Please … Just For One Day Butterfly fluttering Impossible to hear the delicate beauty of the moment But senses are touched by the gentleness of the vision The imagination captured and carried away on those wings Scattered thoughts up in the air bouncing from one flower to another Stopping but for a moment before movingContinue reading “Please … Just For One Day”
Daily Haiku – Thu. May 13, 2021
Haiku Butterfly bushes Adorned in their purple blooms Attracting Monarchs Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis Not knowingIs akin to wanderingin the wilderness Lost and aloneWithout answersFeasting on bitterness How did I get here?I am still uncertainIt was not explained Never a factor It was a course to take As if it were ordained I spun a cocoon Until it formeda charming chrysalis I lay dormant, thinkingFor the longest timeSure nothing was amiss Metamorphosis completeI am now as freeasContinue reading “Metamorphosis”
The Dog and the Butterfly
The Dog and the Butterfly Oh how high he jumpedInto the skyExcited and freeHe felt like he could flyWherever you goI will follow you, he said with a sigh She fluttered momentarily The dog and the butterfly Up and over, in and outMaking him dizzy of his eyesShe teased him relentlesslyHe wasn’t such a tough guyA symbiotic relationshipHeContinue reading “The Dog and the Butterfly”
Eyes Wide Open – Week 6
Here are some photos from this week to share with you. As usual they are taken on my iPhone. Enjoy your Saturday and keep your eyes wide open! I couldn’t believe this butterfly let me get so close to him. I guess he was busy feeding himself! This little crab ran across my pathContinue reading “Eyes Wide Open – Week 6”
Redemption – Poem of the Month – July 2018
Redemption The morning star Still visible in the early sky A whisper of a breeze stirs the bushes Releasing a butterfly Big, lazy drops of rain Fall dampening my hair A dog barks in the distance Under someone’s back stair A cardinal sits high on a branch Capturing the essence in his morning song Squirrels squeak theirContinue reading “Redemption – Poem of the Month – July 2018”