Butterfly Leaf - A Poem

in #poem9 months ago

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stuck in a leaf
patterns of a chaotic mess
yet the meaning
evident in every shadow
your poetic voice
embodies the sweet sounds
of remembrance
stuck in a leaf
you become a butterfly
that yells the music
I could never understand
'til I met you
now the sweet sounds
envelope me with every refrain
every pause
every crescendo
that stifles the climax
you become the butterfly
stuck in chaotic meaninglessness
your wings causing disorder
with every flap
but I bask in the flowers
that bloom as soon as
I close my eyes

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Postscriptum, or A Chaotic Butterfly

We are camping in the middle of the bushveld (bosveld). I am writing this sitting in a tent. The whole place smells like campfires and grilled foods. Music is playing in every second tent and people are enjoying life. The insects are chirping and the birds are asleep. The bright stars shine their lights on our heads.

Life is as good as it can be for us. In the coming week, things will be better (routine-wise) and return to a sort of normality. For now, we are drenched in chaos but the good kind, one in which you do not know what will happen next. For example, yesterday we got stuck in a muddy situation and today we went for a hike - we also saw some hippos and many birds. Tomorrow the sun will be out again and we will probably lay low and relax. From then on, I do not know what will happen.

I hope you are well and that you are enjoying your life. Thank you for reading my little poem! @urban.scout picked up the wonderful mopani tree leaf and it looked exactly like a butterfly. We also saw the above butterfly on our hike. I hope it inspires you to write your own.

Happy reading and stay safe.

The photographs are my own taken with my Nikon D300 and Tamron 300mm lens. The writings and poetry are also my own.

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This is really lovely and I love this piece dear friend🥰

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you reading with. Keep well!

You are most welcome