(West Hartford, CT)

poet William F Dougherty
What do you think this poem is about?

Metamorphosis

[Moodpoems: Calendar of Correlatives]

Since happy colors ought to fly,
she chose three bright balloons:
mint and lemon and tulip-red,
her bedpost-stringed festoons.

As happy wings glowed in dreams
the balloons exhaled three ayes:
mint and lemon and tulip red
vaulting butterflies.

Submitted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Edited: Thursday, July 19, 2012

Poet's Notes about The Poem

(For Granddaughter, after parade.)

Comments about this poem (Metamorphosis by William F Dougherty )

Enter the verification code :

  • Captain Cur (7/10/2012 2:53:00 PM)

    Brilliant and beautiful! To view life again with
    the eyes of a child, I guess as vapid as the
    helium in those balloons.

    1 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
  • Frank James Ryan Jr...fjr (7/10/2012 2:37:00 PM)

    Ah! William, this is simply simpatico quilling...'A proud Grandpa' is the ambience & message that drapes this kaleidoscopic pen-gem that she is sure(no doubt) to treasure reading it & showcasing to others with her own pride and love for you, for a lifetime!

    1 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
Read all 2 comments »

PoemHunter.com Updates

Top 500 Poems

  1. Phenomenal Woman
    Maya Angelou
  2. The Road Not Taken
    Robert Frost
  3. Still I Rise
    Maya Angelou
  4. If You Forget Me
    Pablo Neruda
  5. Dreams
    Langston Hughes
  6. Annabel Lee
    Edgar Allan Poe
  7. If
    Rudyard Kipling
  8. A Dream Within A Dream
    Edgar Allan Poe
  9. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
    Maya Angelou
  10. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
    Robert Frost
The Complete List of Top 500 Poems »
[Hata Bildir]