Where Do the Butterflies Go

Wel,l where to they go?

Tears of dews drop glistening
Breaks the days of dawn
Caterpillars shedding shells cocoon
Seedlings awaken up with yawn

 

The little fairies quaintly appear
Dancing their dances, all the day long
But, where do the butterflies dance to
When the sun hides her head...
And the days are shamelessly gone

 

They fill up my gardens
Frolic from tip of Tulip to end of the Rose
Next on Sunflower silently speaking

Upon the Daffodil the flutter flies flown
Their precious secrets keeping
From sunrise until the sunsets dose

 

A parade in, floats
Viceroy to the Monarch whom all try to befriend
Royaly regal and gingerly black
Passing the hours while waltzing cross flowers
Yet, where does each of them go as processions end

 

Dainty, the Painted lady curtseys
Among the swan Swallowtails between the weed
Admirals tiptoeing across wilds green blade
But, each shall soon hide hide away
Flying rainbows of season’s beginning to fade

 

And my gardens once magical now bare
The little fairies all have but disappeared
Taking the lead on the whisper of wisps

Of a newly fresh winter’s air

 

Following the dawns of morning autumn
The frigid becoming wjth her angels of snow
Where the butterflies journey off to 

Other summers, a place, a land far, far away
Please, tell me! where, oh where did the butterflies go

Reviews

[rutherford]

Skillful well-crafted descriptions. ("Viceroy to the Monarch whom he tries to pretend/
Royaly regal and gingerly black") What's interesting here is you've opened with a tone of reverence move to a tone of playful and then to a tone of melancholy and it all flows together seemlessly. Great read.

PS (this is the second great butterfly poem I've read this week and until this week I couldn't remember reading any).

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, Rutherford. This is one of my early children, lol. If you like check out my Butterfly Crush. I've been in a slump for quite awhile, but coming back here and reading yours and others poems have once again inspired me to write.

[rutherford]

I like your stuff. Your war poems remind me of some of the WWI poets like Wilfred Owen. I just discovered this site and wish I'd known about it sooner. I'd been on a site called gather that crashed and never really came back. Keep writing.

[Michael G. Smith]

I came from poetrysoup. There you paid for a membership that gave you everything that is free here and more user friendly. I like to challenge myself to see ii I can tackle any subject or put myself behind the eyes of fictional characters.

[DarkTruth]

I love it but a playful tone in there would only make it flow perfectly improving it. not that it is'nt already a wonderfully beautiful read!

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, I'm not adverse to any tweeks you might want to add.

[Mikayla_Stagg]

Beautiful. I loved the way it flows

[Mikayla_Stagg]

Beautiful but a little long

[Michael G. Smith]

A little long? Lol. This is the shortened version.

[uNmAsKeD-dEluSiOns]

Wow so creative! This really blows my mind. The last line stuck with me: '"Please tell me! Where, oh where did the butterflies go" It's so neat and the summary "Well where do they go?" leaving it a mystery as you unravel the poem. This was so clever you are truly a great writer.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, I'm still wondering where did they go? I guess the next logic poem is i found them. Have a great weekend.

[just Penny]

I had an image of A Midsummer Night's Dream in my head as I read this - not sure why as nothing really relates apart from fairy kingdoms and garden settings. Beautiful images vividly described in fine poetic form. Highly entertaining. Penny

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks Penny, I don't think I've ever read that story or scene the movie. I'll have to check it out.

[Frieda P]

Outstanding imagery, I thought I had left a review for this one already, love the flying rainbows, just love the theme in general, I'm a sucker for butterflies...brings me back.

[Michael G. Smith]

You may have but always enjoy having ya over to my pages.

[Frieda P]

I'm pretty sure it was a while back, must have been a cafe glitch as usual, always my pleasure Mike.

[Laminators Dubai]

so sweet and creative...
thanks forsharing

[Michael G. Smith]

My pleasure.