Butterfly Words Poem by Kevin Patrick

Butterfly Words

Rating: 5.0


A poem is a catch
Of butterfly words
That I chase with a pen
Within a paper mesh

The similes scamper
But I pinch their rims
My eyes are for rhyme
Though I never have time


I seek to make beauty
Collected in prose
In a language safari
For a substitute Hobby


My styles amateur
And not so complex
But I love a good Verse
With rare Haiku figures


A poem is catch
Of butterfly words
That flutters in the sky
Only seeing in my mind

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Heather Wilson 08 July 2012

Delightful poem, a really enjoyable read.. loved the last verse.

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Ramesh Rai 04 October 2014

Nicely penned. well crafted. loved the line A poem is catch Of butterfly words That flutters in the sky Only seeing in my mind.

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Akhtar Jawad 20 October 2014

A poem is catch Of butterfly words That flutters in the sky Only seeing in my mind Nice and beautiful.

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Daniel Brick 09 January 2015

BUTTERFLY WORDS is a fine metaphor for poetry, especially the kind that is exploratory, mercurial which like the butterfly alights on a flower briefly to sample its nectar, then it's off to another flower. This is the poetry which parallels our lives as we live them, catches time on the wing but doesn't strive for the closure. You state your goal in a happily tossed-off line I SEEK TO MAKE BEAUTY. And this poem illustrates one of the ways you do that in fleet, airy, spacious images. This poem is your ARS POETICA, that is, a poem in which the poet puts into words how or why s/he writes poetry. From this poem I infer your answer would be I CREATE IMAGES OF DELIGHT.

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Daniel Brick 09 January 2015

BUTTERFLY WORDS is a fine metaphor for poetry, especially the kind that is exploratory, mercurial which like the butterfly alights on a flower briefly to sample its nectar, then it's off to another flower. This is the poetry which parallels our lives as we live them, catches time on the wing but doesn't strive for the closure. You state your goal in a happily tossed-off line I SEEK TO MAKE BEAUTY. And this poem illustrates one of the ways you do that in fleet, airy, spacious images. This poem is your ARS POETICA, that is, a poem in which the poet puts into words how or why s/he writes poetry. From this poem I infer your answer would be I CREATE IMAGES OF DELIGHT.

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LeeAnn Azzopardi 19 February 2025

Bravo Kevin Thank you for sharing

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Anjandev Roy 19 February 2025

Great write throughout..... thanks for sharing...

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Dr Dillip K Swain 25 February 2022

My styles And not so complex But I love a good Verse With rare Haiku figures....I liked this truthful expression.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 20 February 2022

A poem is catch Of butterfly words That flutters in the sky......wonderful perception. I liked this beautiful poem. Top score!

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Bharati Nayak 16 March 2021

A poem is a catch Of butterfly words That I chase with a pen Within a paper mesh---A wonderful poem, thanks for sharing.

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