AUGUST BUTTERFLIES

End of season...

Jeweled wings are ragged now

The time is almost done

Fairy angels end their lives

Dancing in the sun.

Reviews

[Tate Morgan]

So sorry to hear that you have passed May it not be a dark night but a bright light Like yourself. May you be rocked in the arms of the Almighty to the beat of the lullaby winds.As all the souls of Heaven play a song so kind to the sound of the caroling winds. You have been a great friend to me.You have many great friends who have cried over you. May those tears fall from the heavens like notes from far flung rain to ring out the message you are loved.
Goodnight Marie.

[Seashell]

Goodnight Marie. God bless your weary soul xx

[Tate Morgan]

Babs I saw where a man had left letters to his son because he knew he wouldn't be there for him. To be read each in turn when the time was right. One was for when he lost his virginity, another when he had his first child and when he had a fight with his mother. But one was for the day his mother would die. It was the shortest of all the letters It simply read. "She is mine now." Im sure that is what god is saying of Marie.

[Seashell]

I'm sure Tate ... and as my Mum lies seriously ill at the moment I can appreciate this

[Tate Morgan]

My own father died two months ago So I can understand.

[Seashell]

I know as I sympathised with you then xx

[Tate Morgan]

Seeing a parent pass away is one of the hardest pains we can endure. may you be blessed with a quiet soul

[Monster ^.^]

This is the first time I've heard of this. I'm always thankful to Marie. We haven't really conversed outside of writerscafe, but she made me realize a lot of my potential. Thank you for everything Marie! Will be praying for you

[Tomás Ó C..]

But what a life that they have lived, from such a plain and unpromising befginnning. More in those four lines than in a lot of longer poems!

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

I am stunned. Such sad news...you will be missed dear Marie.

[vendorofvignettes]

'End of Season' - a painfully telling description of what was to come.

Like Tom, I looked for Marie after a long time ...(I was wondering why she was silent and had not reviewed my latest piece.) I was shocked to learn the sad news.

"Fairy Angels end their lives dancing in the sun..." Yes, they do.

The comments below by everyone express so well what many of us feel...

Bye, Marie

[caesarkreshen]

yea... it has something to it. I was going to post BRING BACK BENNY, but I guess I am foiled. pretty sad stuff. Had some good talks w/ her in private.

[alifeacoustic]

Such a beautifully descriptive four lines that says so much more than the sum of their parts. Beautifully captured.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Ahhhh....beautiful! I was blessed to see a butterfly in the desert recently, and your poem describe the moment perfectly. Where I live, there is one month of cold winter, and 11 months of hot summer, so my once a year chance of seeing a graceful butterfly has come and gone.....

Those fairy angels surely know how to make us stand still and appreciate their beauty!

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Oh, they are beautiful for a small time in their magic colors.
Sun and a meadow of flowers are their feast.

[M.E.Lyle]

Marie,
I just learned of your passing. Surely I am such a dunce head.
It appears clearly you knew something was up when you wrote this last work. By the many reviews and views it is plain you had, and still have, many adoring fans. You inspired us all. I will miss you greatly.
Life at wc just doesn't seem the same anymore.
Good bye my friend.

[Great Aunt Astri]

AH, LOVELY POEM. IT MUST BE QUITE NICE TO END ONES LIFE DRIFTING INTO THE SUN!

[Workvio]

A fitting epitaph for a sweet lady and an August Butterfly ...

[Pax]

I am sad because I just lost my grandma few days ago and now I received this news of your passing... You are a dear friend and great adviser in many things in literature... I've learned much from you. I am thankful your part in my literary journey as i am yours... You'll always be remembered... we'll missed you dearly...

much love,
Pax