Moonlit Meadow

Beneath a velvety night sky

in a breeze like a soft sigh

giant milk white oriental poppies bob

silver daisies dance

slate grey bachelor buttons sway

Long grasses of fading metallic white swish

while a cloud of silver, grey and black

swirl madly together

like a tornado it rises higher and higher

and way up there, somewhere

it explodes

metallic petals flash as they drop down like rain

cascading objects sparkle in the moonlight

as a million or more butterflies

descend upon the meadow

landing here, there and everywhere

wings folded and quivering with living breath

like so many flowers come alive

the butterflies pause long enough

to feed

before rising up into the velvety moonlit sky

once more

Author's Note

Star Wolf and I wrote this together. We each posted a slightly different version of the same poem.

Reviews

[Aethereal]

This poem impresses an expansive monochrome image in the reader’s mind. Not only do flowers bloom in the meadow, but ,in yearly cycles, a huge moonlit bloom composed of butterflies envelopes this meadow. Our universe is composed of dynamic geometric displays such as galaxies on the macroscopic scale, bacterial blooms on the microscopic scale, and algae blooms on the midrange scale.

[Tina Kline]

Thanks very much.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

melded together so well, sounds like one voice...
and the imagery is startling...you usually write darker...it is nice to see that under that velvety moon there is life rising...and the moonlight shines a bright light on nature so all can grow.

[Tina Kline]

Thanks very much!

[Coyote Song]

I love the vision this dark poem paints in my mind as I read it. Very surreal, beautiful and enchanting.
such wonderful writing!

[Tina Kline]

Thanks so much.

[Coyote Song]

You're very welcome.

[Wolf's Dark Song]

A very soft, beautiful and enchanting picture your words paint.
Excellent writing, your talents shine here!!!

[Tina Kline]

Thanks so much!

[Eric Cox]

Awesome imagery, cool. An enjoyable read. Love the fantasy images at night. Excellent write here you two.

[Tina Kline]

Thanks you.

[Craig2591]

It's very pretty. It's fun to collaborate with someone. I've never done it with writing, but I've done it with art.

[Tina Kline]

Thanks very much.

[Star Wolf]

A brilliant poem i think we came up with and with our own unique twist.
I had fun creating this write with you, my friend!!!!

[Tina Kline]

Thank you!

[Black Cat Fever]

A very enchanting vision, butterflies in the light of the moon.
A captivating opposit to Star Wolf's Sunlit meadow.

[Tina Kline]

Thanks!!!!!!

[Black Cat Fever]

You're welcome.

[Leslie Philibert]

What I like here is the fine balance of nouns and adjectives...

[Tina Kline]

Thank you!!