A Thousand Blue Butterflies
Over a Rainbow in My Mind
If a picture is worth a thousand words
What do a thousand blue butterflies weigh
Before one of them notices the birds
Signalling the others, ’tis time to sway
Between life and death, daylight and tonight
When the sheets could be filled with affection
Surrounded by blue pillows and love’s might
Looking for an effective reflection.
One bedside light stays on without the Moon
Letting our eyes grasp whether love endured
From decade to decade however strewn
Whether time was kidnapped or quickly lured.
One free butterfly took the lead to love
The white around its blue, aping a dove.
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A thousand blue butterflies over a rainbow in my mind
Resting before renewed love sends them towards the one who pined.
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A Thousand Butterflies
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Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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Comments (8)
This is so beautiful! I love your use of imagery and the vibrancy of color here, it’s like I could see all those butterflies! Amazing work ♥️
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😍😍Holy cow this is BEAUTIFUL!! So vibrant: From decade to decade however strewn Whether time was kidnapped or quickly lured. One free butterfly took the lead to love The white around its blue, aping a dove Congrats 🎊
Congratulations on Top Story! 🥳 Ephemeral writing that brought me into a dreamlike state. It reads to me at once tender and wrenching. Beautiful words.
This was stunning beautiful! So well done!