Broken Butterflies

In the gentle shadows of the mighty woods they cry out their soft lamentations to the ever listening but never hearing footsteps in the hills. No one speaks but all know the tales of cruel and unkindly folk. As they sing the songs of the bleeding wings of broken butterflies.

Reviews

[Tony]

This makes a strong statement about abuse and can be read from so many different levels. I read it as the abuse towards the environment and the abuse on people on people as well. Since there is a bond between people and the environment-- I looked deeper into the poem and saw this: okay,we as people are our habits. If our habits are abuse that will be our character either individually or as a society. Like if we abuse eacher that reflects in abuse of the environment-- or if we abuse the environment that reflects in abuse of eachother. Vice versa-- if we treat eachother better we treat the environment better or if we treat the environment better that reflects on how we treat people. Brilliant little poem. I like it.

Makosica

[Raven Starhawk]

Your narrative voice is soft yet tinged with pain and perhaps other emotions I cannot quite put my finger on. Still you expressed yourself marvelously in this.

[SilentVerses]

Short but a beautiful flame flickers to the passion of your uncensored words, hidden gems of power are covered in the leaves and debris of your style allowing a hush of silent appreciation to admire the beauty of such simplicity drawing upon our memories as we relate and think back, the children within us weep for the sorrow that sink your words in liquid silver.

[Jamie Trower]

this's beautiful. Good job

[alexlessah]

Very sad poem but that what makes it beautiful!

[Fabric Pulse]

It has a note about it that suggest a haunting.

[Gheeneil]

Written with depth. Sad but beautiful. Keep writing.

[jayfray]

It has a very soft tone to it, but has a very loud presence i like it a lot well done

[Glenn]

"ever listening but never hearing footsteps in the hills", I love this piece! Great job!

[An owl on the moon]

So softly spoken but deeply moving... The words convey the pain and sorrow of the silent ones who seem to have no voice. Beautiful and bittersweet...

[floarealbastra10]

wow that is an amazing