The Lepidopterist

butterfly,oh butterfly.......where do you fly away?

In that wonderful garden of seeds,

Latent and growing,

He chased them as a child,

Those beautiful butterflies

Coquetting before his simple charms-

Mud adorned shirt and large smiles

On tiny face of delight

But eluded him,those flower fairies.

 

Butterfly time fluttered away

And in that wonderful garden of seeds,

Latent and growing,

He chases them, a man

Flying after rainbow flights

Daphne-dancing before his charms-

A plush suit and little joy

On his handsome face earnest.

 

 

Clawing hands wrench the wings 

 This time,encasing them in precious glass

His bliss feral, so unlike the one

During uncaught butterflies;

He returns triumphant, not knowing

His prize is plastic---

 Entombed the real ones lie 

In an Eden he .long abandoned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

my philosophy,i guess..........the transition from childhood to a "man of the world"

Reviews

[Cole Hayley]

Im in this transiton myself and i got to admit I relate to this peice. i LOVE the line

His prize is plastic---
Entombed the real ones lie
In an Eden he .long abandoned.


beautiful.

[Transience]

really appreciate it.thanks...

[Ufi Auttorri ~ UfoAutho..]

Such a shocking choice of words! Soft, subtle and simultaneously a vicious one-two-three knockout punch to the sensibilities that launch the reader into this amazing rendition of the arc-of-life. I had to read it several times. I _wanted_ to read it several times. It so complex. So full of nuance. Nicely done!

[Transience]

thanks.it feels really enigmatic to me how everything becomes so complicated when one grows old.dunno...

[Ufi Auttorri ~ UfoAuthor]

Yes, life can be very complex and it's very easy to get wrapped around the axle, so to speak. One strategy for dealing with this is to try and simplify what is within our power to change and ignore the rest as best we can. Listen to me... sound like I know it all, huh? Phhbbbtt! Hardly!

[Transience]

hey,that is a universal ailment.sheesh...

[Sami Khalil]

Nice poem . Good take on philosophy.

[Transience]

thank you.....

[Sami Khalil]

Smiling...

[Dean]

Enjoyed. Butterflies have long been a symbol of immortality, and also sometimes representing spirits of the dead (which I well understand, having seen dramatic evidence). Good that you made more of them than something transient)

[Transience]

thank you sir......am really glad you liked it.