A Butterfly Day Poem by Ben Gieske
A Butterfly Day
........................It’s a butterfly day.
...............Not yet what color can I say.
.................The rain has just subsided.
...............The rainbow no longer abides.
.......................Yet its colors are
...........................spilling still
....................on the window sill
..................from flower to flower.
.......I found some algae in my aqua today
and didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.
............Then alit on it some butterflies.
.............Later came some dragonflies
..................depositing their secrets
.........-they caught me holding my breath -
...................momentarily we all met
.....................as if only passing by
................searching over the waters
..................for reflections of the sky
You say it is a butterfly day… just as in the case of a butterfly you are unable to define the color of the day…you find the rainbow disappear but the colors you find reflect on the flowers near the window sill.. These lines remind me of Wordsworth’s daffodils and Longfellow’s arrow...his song… Again the watery green algae…the colorful bees and dark bees…the poetic painter’s mind is the sky where all these colors reflect together and pass by… Beautiful imageries through out…well…a classic poem this to say in brief …ten colors
Ben, This poem takes my breath away...it made me happy! Dorothy
Butterflies, a butterfly day, a passing reflection in mirrored waters, make this poem divine. To really notice nature as you have, means you understand we are part of it, so we should cherish and care for all we see. Thank you Ben.
You have a unique vision, I really like the way you make the typography as part of the poem. my favorite images are: '................searching over the waters ..................for reflections of the sky' and 'The rainbow no longer abides. .......................Yet its colors are ...........................spilling still ....................on the window sill ..................from flower to flower' What a beauty! there was only 1 line I wasn't sure of, ' found some algae in my aqua today.' I am almost sure but I have never heard this expression, Is aqua an aquarium? that's all I could think of.
Just my sort of day Ben. We were given butterfly kisses as children, and my mother came back as a butterfly three times and help resolve a family crisis. It was a Monarch butterfly. So your poem is magic to me, and I am fluttering along with every word. Top marks for such a beautiful poem.! Karin Anderson
Beautiful, just beautiful. A delicious read, I so love butterflies. Captured with perfection. Love Ernestine XXX
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I have got new taste here. Your style of expression i liked..........10++++