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Yellow Butterflies

Yellow cries like butterflies
Being disabled
Burning inside their tiny
Insect bodies.

Yellow burns into orange
Into red
Into blue
Consuming their mild purity
Like spring
Disintegrating into summer.

Yellow is the field
Where happiness weeps
Like falling trees
Like water.

Yellow is the butterfly
That flutters like
Eyelashes
Over the dying garden
Guarded by fences
Caging in layers
Of blue eyeshadow.

Yellow is the piercing air
Like screeching needles
Impaling the butterfly
Each dropping to bleakness
Like rain
Like tears.

Yellow is their fragile existence.

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On Monday April 11th, 2005, jaunty pill (74) writes:

Nice and vivid work. I am always loving what you do.

On Monday April 11th, 2005, jaunty pill (74) writes:

When I read anything of a consistent nature or atmospheric poke...I look for images , For a tight display of life in new and invented ways. I have indeed found that here. It would make a wonderful little story. Maybe possibly a moral type theme.

On Monday April 11th, 2005, jaunty pill (74) writes:

Your fourth stanza is absolutely stunning and contains so much incredible detail. I also enjoyed your last line , The " fragile existence " tops it off nicely. A relax of time and its journey.

On Monday April 11th, 2005, jaunty pill (74) writes:

The opening stanza makes a lovely little sound off the tongue. A playful joust of colors and theme. I also enjoyed the way you tapped into the senses. Keeping a butterfly to the front , Etching the poem.

On Sunday August 15th, 2004, Railway_Butterfly (464) writes:

*works so well...I absolutly love the fourth stanza...this is great! *applauds*..Butterfly..xxx...

On Sunday August 15th, 2004, Railway_Butterfly (464) writes:

Wow...I like this.....such a sharp contrast between the fragility of the butterfly,and even the softness of the colour yellow..and the other brutal,harsh descriptions ('Yellow is the piercing air Like screeching needles Impaling the butterfly')works so we

On Friday June 18th, 2004, Anth (1609) writes:

i loved this so much all way through, so much colour and fascination,just sublime i liked the second verse best

On Saturday July 17th, 2004, Anth (1609) writes:

had to come back to this one, so cool it is, like a lavalamp of words

On Monday December 29th, 2003, OLd SouL (834) writes:

the verse with 'that flutters like eyelashes' was fantastic. the verse right after rocked as well.... great great job. :::OLd

On Monday December 29th, 2003, Exodus (210) writes:

This is why YOU are on my favorites...Bravo...another Excellent write!

On Sunday September 14th, 2003, Strabo (47) writes:

I love the usage of the color yellow in this poem. very good imagery

On Wednesday August 13th, 2003, An Expired Member (23) writes:

This was so beautiful, colors can say so much, and most don't notice. wonderful work.

On Wednesday July 9th, 2003, Bakkhus Unbound (1106) writes:

"Consuming their mild purity Like spring," this truely is a splendid piece; well done, I can feel your words under my flesh.

On Thursday July 3rd, 2003, Markus Porkwing (708) writes:

is yellow your favorite color?

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