Butterfly Kisses

I wrote this poem using Richards Five 'n Eights original form. Perhaps some of you do not know what Butterfly Kisses are. My mother taught me. We put our eyes together and fluttered our lashes.

Butterfly Kisses....

Butterfly kisses,

lovers’ lip blisses,

whispered promises to neglect.

Moments disappear,

hopefulness looms near …

  is there enough time to reflect?

A brief rendezvous;

then, one says, "Adieu …"

hurtful feelings left on love's bed.

Sheer curtains spread open,

unkind words spoken …

  thoughts that never should have been said.

Tear~ending morning,

came without warning!

Alone again, standing undressed.

Too late to find out

love's kiss was in doubt …

our time is now no longer blessed.

-~·🦋·~-

Author's Note

If you happen to read my poem I would appreciate it if you would be kind enough to review it. I always review every poem I read...

Reviews

[willweb]

I suppose they all cannot be happy endings. What begins as such a euphoric situation somehow breaks down and one floats away while the other lingers behind lonely. I like the rhyme scheme on your poem, it flows very smoothly and is song like to me. Very nicely crafted.

[Lisasview]

Good morning Will,
Your lovely review reached me early this cool morning here in Spain.... It was a delight to read your thoughts.
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing my work... I do so appreciate it. I am thinking you might enjoy the first Sonnet I ever wrote ... Hand~In~Hand or Cry...
Lisa

[Dara]

Oh those ‘butterfly kisses’! So gentle but fleeting just as the relationship you have described so eloquently in your poem. I love the form and your words just flow. It is a wonderful poem to read out loud.

[Lisasview]

Thankyou Dara so much for your wonderful review. I had a feeling you might enjoy this one. And, to say that you think it would be wonderful to read out loud makes my heart sing. You might like my poem Nymph.
Thank you for reading and reviewing,
Lisa

[Katrina Mckeown]

A beautiful little poem and delicate just like a butterfly … a story of love gone cold … beautifully penned.
Katrina

[Lisasview]

Thank you so much for your kind review...
Lisa, early morning in Spain

[Katrina Mckeown]

Morning Lisa, I enjoyed this read.., you are most welcome :)
Katrina

[Lisasview]

Did I mention that my sisters name is Katina?
Lisa

[Katrina Mckeown]

No but you have now … what a similarity between her name and mine minus the r :) :)
Katrina

[Gee]

Butterfly kisses, brief, tender, gone in a trice but remembered long.
A short lived fling very well told Lisa :))
Hope you are both well

[Lisasview]

Hi Gordon,
Thank you a million for reading and reviewing my little poem..
Lisa

[supernova_thoughts]

Its magical to have such beautiful love story. Good write.

[Lisasview]

Hi there,
What a lovely thing to say... Love the word magical!!
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing my poem.
Lisa, now in Tarragona, Spain

[supernova_thoughts]

You're welcome!

[Writergurl]

This is just so wonderful and beautiful. Much enjoyed this read

[Lisasview]

How very nice of you to say such lovely things about my poem!!
Lisa, traveling

[Bryan Sefton]

Yes! My wife used them on me in our courting days. When I tried them she said they were more like vultures fighting over dead meat. Memories!

[Lisasview]

Well, try them again..maybe as you aged you lost some of your lashes..ha ha
Thank you for reading and reviewing my work. I do so appreciate it.
Lisa, in Tarragona Spain and a short holiday

[Bryan Sefton]

If you saw how much hair I have, you wouldn't ask me to lose a lash!

[Lisasview]

Absolutely hysterical...

[Nima.Hope]

I appreciate your personality dear Lisa. Though you've aged, you are full of love about things surrounding you and it shows your heart is very young.
The rhyming and the artwork are two brilliant points about this post. I enjoyed it. May nothing but love and happiness fulfill the hearts of everybody on earth.
Regards
Nima

[Lisasview]

Thank you so much Nima for your kind review!
I do so appreciate it.
Lisa, now in Spain

[Nima.Hope]

My pleasure!

[Soren]

A beautiful poem with a delicate touch, just like a butterfly. It seemed to flutter, touch down only to flit away again. Soft but at the same time melancholy. Nice metaphors as well. Loved it

[Lisasview]

Hi Soren,
What a lovely thing to say... LOVED IT...I do so appreciate that you took the time to read my poem..
Lisa, in Tarragona Spain, on a short holiday

[William Michael Reeves]

All undressed and no one to love! Sucks!! I like all your innuendo in the second verse. Is this a formal poetic form? Those brief relationships flitter through our lives, and sometimes wonder if they ever think about us ... or write.

[Lisasview]

This is so so strange, I always like to respond right after someone leaves a review...but, I am just now seeing your review for the first time...and you reviewed my poem 2 weeks ago...as I said weird... anyway, thank you so much for the kind review. So to answer you question.. This was another one I wrote using Richards 5 5 8 structure...so each stanza has two rhyming lines of 5 syllables, repeated after the 3rd line of 8...then, one rhyming line of 8 syllables .. so the 3rd line is 8 and the 6th line of 8 rhyme, and so on... hope that makes sense .. thank you for noticing that I did not add that information... I will do that now..I really love writing in this form...You should try it.
Lisa, now in Tarragona, Spain..on a short holiday

[Lisasview]

Me again... The name for Richards original form is Five 'n Eights ...
I wrote a few more using his form.. For example Calypso Strings...

[William Michael Reeves]

It must have been the poetic camouflage I used to write the review. Happens to me too. I will try this form. I just posted a poem in another form he developed. Bi-trillets if you've tried it. Richard has good forms. Enjoy your holiday there where the new Stonehenge has risen ... in Spain.

[Lisasview]

I will look for yours..
I am struggling with Iambics right now..
Lisa