you open my eyes to beauty of wings
the sky is a wonder of light and wings
draw over my sadness with whiteness of snow,
my fears with fluttering of bold black wings
how the rain pours over wild forest-
spring will arrive, blazing, bagful of wings
paint the long summer days with bright orange
& yellow, symmetrical, silky wings
when autumn arrives, give me grace to fall
chest thrumming to wind's spell, breaking my wings
Silky Owlet / Photographed in Papua New Guinea / Michael Sammut
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Art in Nature, Hosted by Melissa Lemay. Thank you for your visits and comments.
I love it, and what a wonderful way to write it in the form of a ghazal... Butterflies are creatures of magic to me.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful ghazal for a stunning butterfly, Grace. I love the idea of opening eyes ‘to beauty of wings’, and the ‘thrumming’ and repetition of wings allows the poem take flight.
ReplyDeleteLovely. I especially like how the snow brings relief from sadness. Perspective is everything. Also love the phrase "bagful of wings". Happy New Year, Grace.
ReplyDeleteHi Grace. These lines are especially captivating: “draw over my sadness with whiteness of snow,
ReplyDeletemy fears with fluttering of bold black wings”🦋
Nice one Grace. Luv the way you used the colours fitted to moods feelings and seasons
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year
Much♡love
Beautiful flow, soft, slightly sad, lovely poetry
ReplyDeleteAin
Beautiful use of the seasons to connect with butterfly wings. There is a song of melancholy fluttering lightly in the backdrop.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done Grace! That was a beautiful butterfly!
ReplyDeleteas beautiful as the butterfly itself
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful ghazal, Grace. Exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful poem, Grace!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the sky is a wonder of light and wings. A day of butterfly wings is a wonder to behold. Such a beautiful poem Grace. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Grace. I enjoyed the repetition of the reference to wings.
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