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Sometimes in a poem there are words that leap out at you whether the writer intended them consciously, subconsciously or not at all - for me it was all there in 'independent butterfly' in one stanza and then the connection with the word 'caught' cropping up in the next stanza in a different context. When I was young I went on a school trip to a butterfly 'farm' (near Yeovil I think) and saw hundreds of butterflies stuck with pins in display boxes and dark drawers. You connected yourself with that for me in your poem and I very much like the way you did it indirectly, without leading me by the nose. If you intended it then great.... if you didn't consciously, perhaps it was there subconsciously, even if it was not intentional, then it is still great because you gave me the opportunity to think, remember, feel and relate to what you were saying... and that I guess, is the art of good poetry: to draw upon the reader's resources of feelings and experiences. I've read a few of your poems and I like this most of all for the reason above. Thank you Gracie Lou. TJ

We attract the reflexion of each others needs Gracie but as your poem so correctly interprets, if we look deeper we will find a perfectly matching pair. You can't blame men, they are just slower in these more sensitive areas of living emotions. It's an evolution thing, we have to keep them rough at the edges to stay alive! lol A very thought proking platform, thank you. Feeling much relieved, and laughing a lot. Tai