Butterflies

I'm not sure

what it is

or why

there's no way

to explain the feeling

other than to say...

butterflies

Childish

I know

to allow my head

to rest in the clouds

to feel thoughts

spinning

from one day

to the next

So what is it

about him

that has that effect

on me?

Turning

my down to earth thoughts

daydreaming and foolish

an invitation

to paint perfect red hearts

throwing away

all the broken ones

Butterflies

invade my thoughts

poetry

fails me

melancholy

has no place

anger

doesn't know how

Instead

soft loving words

turn my grey pages

perfect white

and every day

I see blue sky

even when it rains

Butterflies

they flutter

on goes the wishing...

that maybe he

feels them too

Reviews

[alifeacoustic]

Maybe he does, and how wonderful a feeling that would be for him to know he made you feel like that. Those butterflies that turn down to earth thoughts into perfect red hearts, may be foolish, but it is a foolish we all know well. Anything that helps us clear out the broken ones has to be good, right?
Beautiful thought filled creation. Thank you for sharing.

[Suzy Hazelwood]

True, 'anything' is good if it clears out those broken ones - broken ones...be gone! Butterflies may be fleeting, but it's nice to know you are still capable of feeling after so many years of not. :o)

[alifeacoustic]

Broken ones be gone. sounds like JML should sell it in spray form :-)
Yes, it is good to know the capability doesn't escape us. Keep seeing those blue skies :-)

[SyberRose]

Nicely done...I think we can all relate to butterflies...an amazing feeling...enjoyed reading. SyberRose

[Suzy Hazelwood]

Butterflies are popular in poetry too! Thank you so much SyberRose!! :o)

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it seems you have your own muse, whose presence brings you to such wonderful poetry... this really does describe perfectly how our body and mind reacts to how we feel about that 'one' single person...

[Suzy Hazelwood]

It seems I have - or perhaps once I did - unforgettable feelings are worth writing about. Probably a little bit of an illusion, but never the less, an enjoyable one while it lasts! :o)

[Nix]

A lovesick poem that reminds me of lost lovers myself. Well written, thank you for sharing.

[Suzy Hazelwood]

Thank you Nix...very kind of you!! :o)

[Roland Petrov]

Butterflies can have various meanings: beauty, transformation, delicate nature, and nervousness, to name a few. Seems like you had more than one meaning in mind when you wrote this beautiful, transformational, delicate, and nervous poem.

[Suzy Hazelwood]

Thank you Roland!! Butterflies in the stomach, or at least - it can feel like that! I wrote this over a year ago, and I can't even remember what inspired me to now. Past experience of attraction grabbing hold! It's amazing how thoughts of love, real or not, can colour our world and it all suddenly looks so different. It's lovely while lasts! :o)

[Kelly Scheppers]

My girl, this is wonderful! I cannot understand why no one has posted a comment here...I only know I will enjoy reading more!

[Suzy Hazelwood]

I'd not long put it up when you commented, so, it's all very new, and I'm new on here too, so I guess it takes time for writers to find each other. Thanks for discovering me - you made my day Kelly, wasn't expecting to get any comments so soon!! :o)