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 be free Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Ingrid is hosting Open Link Night D'Verse Poets. I am submitting an old poem that I reworked a little.
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 moving on How freeing to not linger! No time given to dwell on tasks that bind us to reality Released from duties and obligations weighing heavily Oh please, just for one day, let me be a butterfly Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sanaa from A Dash Of Sunny is hosting Open Link Night, Live Edition at D'Verse Poets
Haiku Butterfly bushes Adorned in their purple blooms Attracting Monarchs Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Delicate and sweet Fluttering butterfly wings A glimpse of beauty Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Haiku Butterfly bushes Abundant purple flowers Many visitors Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Not knowing
Is akin to wandering
in the wilderness
Lost and alone
Without answers
Feasting on bitterness
How did I get here?
I am still uncertain
It was not explained
Never a factor
It was a course to take
As if it were ordained
I spun a cocoon
Until it formed
a charming chrysalis
I lay dormant, thinking
For the longest time
Sure nothing was amiss
Metamorphosis complete
I am now as free
as a butterfly, rosy pink
Reborn and renewed
Internal knowledge
was missing link
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Hélène Vaillant's What Do You See Challenge
Word Prompts:
Rosy
Charming
Pink
Factor
Oh how high he jumped
Into the sky
Excited and free
He felt like he could fly
Wherever you go
I will follow you, he said with a sigh
She fluttered momentarily
The dog and the butterfly
Up and over, in and out
Making him dizzy of his eyes
She teased him relentlessly
He wasn’t such a tough guy
A symbiotic relationship
He did run and was spry
She could hover out of reach
The dog and the butterfly
They would chase each other
Her love he did vie
She was lost without him
And he knew why
Happy together
They would never say goodbye
Opposites attract
The dog and the butterfly
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
d'Verse Poets Pub - Jilly's Thursday Prompt - Repetitive Forms
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 path while I was walking on the nature trail
A Desert Rose I am nurturing
A pretty Catamaran
Spot the Bee on the Marigold
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 their messages
As if to play along
A plethora of flowers drink the rain
Puddles waiting to evaporate
Sunshine hiding inside clouds
Ready for the drops to dissipate
Raising my arms to the sky
I unfold the origami of my limbs
Stretching, hands open to the universe
And send up my sins
Another new day is here
Another chance for redemption
My thoughts become clear
As I witness the sun’s ascension
Gratitude warms my body
I know I have been blessed
The sun reflects the raindrops
And a rainbow manifests
Christine Bolton