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My Butterfly
Contributed by
TheSpiritx
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Monday, 1st October 2007 @ 11:51:01 PM in AEST
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I was at the blood drive
listening to an old vet
from Vietnam
talking about his experiences.
It was a military blood drive.
He mentioned things about war -
the ups and downs of it all -
And I just sat there
because he wasn't really talking to me,
He was just talking.
I saw a shadow dance across my legs,
fluttering around back and forth,
And I thought, “That's a nice butterfly.”
As I followed the shadow
that fluttered around back and forth,
I pictured this butterfly enjoying
The slightly cloudy, peaceful afternoon.
The vet continued talking, now
about some people who had died -
close friends he knew and missed.
Out of the corner of my eye,
I saw a brown leaf fall silently
to the ground
as its once-dancing shadow
rose to meet it.
Copyright ©
TheSpiritx
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2007-10-01 23:51:01]
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Re: My Butterfly
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by Wachumiri on
Saturday, 8th December 2007 @ 02:35:48 AM AEST
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This is deep, deeper than I can grasp right now. It was beautiful, very eloquent.
Well written.
Take care,
David |
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Re: My Butterfly
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by windowguy on
Monday, 1st June 2009 @ 12:16:36 PM AEST
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| Powerful use of contrasts here. The visual at the conclusion was perfect. |
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Re: My Butterfly
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by Writing4Him on
Tuesday, 2nd June 2009 @ 06:42:11 AM AEST
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Amazing...I loved the ending.
Incredibly deep. Loved it. |
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