Papillon

For those of you who don�t know French Papillon means butterfly and the last line of the poem means butterfly let your wings spread and fly away. I hope you guys like it.

Papillon

 

She watched a Monarch gently gliding

 

Her father was always passed out

From the booze and the drugs

So she spent her time

With those beautiful bugs

He said things would get better

And that tomorrow was a new day

But she got tired of waiting

And she ran away

 

She’s a papillon child

Born to fly

She follows the sun

And she lives in the sky

Dreams become reality

When she is around

With the butterflies

Is where she can be found

 

She took pictures of a Ulysses as it sat on a leaf

 

Photography paid for college

And her two year old daughter’s daycare

For an eighteen year old mother

They were fending quite fair

When she got pregnant

Her boyfriend left her alone

So she found a job

To get them a home

 

She’s a papillon child

Born to fly

She follows the sun

And she lives in the sky

Dreams become reality

When she is around

With the butterflies

Is where she can be found

 

She admired the Admiral that was perched on the sill

 

Lying in a hospital bed

A twenty five year old cancer fighter

Nights brought pain

But everyday looked brighter

The doctors couldn’t understand how she made it

When everyone thought she was dying

When she was released from the hospital

She and her daughter were crying

 

She’s a papillon child

Born to fly

She follows the sun

And she lives in the sky

Dreams become reality

When she is around

With the butterflies

Is where she can be found

 

She released a blue British into the wind

 

Dressed in a white gown

For her wedding day

A loving husband and father

Who would always stay

Finally happy and loved

Her past sets her free

She’s a papillon child

And she always will be

 

Butterflies are always changing

Just like the times

Predictable yet different

Just like these rhymes

 

Be a papillon child

Born to fly

Follow the sun

And live in the sky

Dreams become a reality

If you just look around

With the butterflies

Is where life’s secrets are found

 

Papillon laisses tes ailles et vol

 *Dedicated to Amanda Korotney*

Author's Note

read the authors note it will help if you dont understand...

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

Your write is just beautiful.............words, concept, presentation, photos of the butterflies all make for a most unique offering.
There is a movie by the name so I knew it was a butterfly, and the way you have used the beauty of the word in each stanza....as a song..is this actually a song? If not writtten as one, it would certainly make a beautiful, and memorable one.
The flow is excellent, and I really enjoyed the entire piece!
Well done!!

[Desert Dreamer]

Beautiful story you have told in your poem...we can all learn a lesson from the butterfly.

[Helen Crutchett]

Oh very beautifully done. This was a delightful how the butterflies were woven into this, although I couldn't see them, they were in my mind's eye, as I know those butterflies well. I too am a 'butterfly" lover and envy them their freedom to fly from flower to flower, seemingly without a care.

Uplifting and inspiring poem!

Helena

[Voice11]

This is a very beautiful poem. Although the beginning really didn't fit with the rest it was still very nice.

[TeenRomance]

I can only say...beautiful.

[justmercedes]

Beautifully written, though the pictures weren't there for me - but your imagery allowed me to see them anyway.

[Anita B Jacques]

I more then like it, I fell in love with it. Mais oui je comprend tres bien, and I love les papillons, I connect with them, they are a reminder of the lost of my loved ones, they are magical. Your poem is awesome, thank you for sharing and thank you for your review of "Another Sad Story". God Bless you

[Christen Rose]

beautiful.

[Darcy]

beautiful song, i can almost hear someone singing it, wonderful

loved it!

[Nautili]

very nice, voice. very inspirational....i love how she overcomes all the odds stacked against her and flies on the wind. Good job, really nice piece.

[gravitylava]

this is really good! i love it, it's actually really cool. A bit long but what the hell, it's great!
-michelle