"Butterfly - She Flitted And Settled On Another Plant"

"Butterfly - She Flitted And Settled On Another Plant"

Butterfly long flown, now settled
Tears I fight, happy her flight
Brought her to this - tears of loss
That is my own, blame also!

He who stays silent of his love
Shall live to see another win hers
And rue his silence.

But it is a day to be happy!
For to love truly is to be happy -
At the happiness of those you adored...
And move on... two lives, two roads to be walked
Till we all return to the dust from whence we came.

The source of the "Lady of the Sweetest Smile" poems, a lady I loved who unbeknownst to herself has been something of a muse for me, has recently married another. As all true lovers should, I wish her and her new man well, and rue the wish that she who I dubbed "Butterfly" to myself, shall not have a fool such as I as father of her caterpillars!!! lol ;-D

http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/topics/love-poems/sweetest-smile/

Reviews

[Helen Crutchett]

"'He who stays silent of his love
Shall live to see another win hers
And rue his silence.

He who hesitates is lost! :)

I adored this poem Tomas. It was a poem of letting go of your muse Butterfly in a most dignified and beautiful way. Well done poet! Top marks!

Helena

[Tomás Ó Cárthaigh]

Thanks Helena... what else can a boy do???
Getting wuite good at letting go!
Have to!!! lol

[Helen Crutchett]

That's the spirit lol

[weatherbee]

definitely enjoyed this piece. I related to it allot. It's both simple and honest.
Thanks for sharing.

[Fran Marie]

A lovely piece of poetry..beautifully expressed and well crafted..

[chukwuozonzebuka]

This is beautiful, comes straight from the heart.
this is love's poem!

[Tomás Ó Cárthaigh]

Thanks - glad you liked it. More to this unknowing muse of mine on the link at the bottom of the post!

[Albert Freeman]

Beautiful poem. The world would be so much better if everyone had their special muse.

[Emily B]

wishing your muse much joy in love

wishing you a new muse

[CHRIS ANDES]

pretty much in love
=]

[Tomás Ó C..]

Its a simple one I found hard to write, and harder to rhyme, so left it unrhyming. May just leave it as it is!

[Donald Meikle]

Well done Tomas