be still.
Curl and breathe,
turn heart's blood rich,
never minding the
tiny mote in the flesh,
so small, but more powerful
than all, a shadow that will fill
and then destroy its fragile cocoon.
Shhh, be still, be perch for dark butterflies.
__________
an etheree poem for my Witchy BFF.
love the moment. shhhh.
ReplyDeleteThis is mysterious and grim...def sets the scene. I like your closing line the idea of becoming the perch...
ReplyDeletei like this part: a shadow that will fill and then destroy its fragile cocoon
ReplyDeleteI love the soft menace of this!
ReplyDeleteOh, now that was worth taking off your shoes for! ;-)
ReplyDelete^^^for counting syllables, yes. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis is just pitch perfect, Shay. Like everything is holding its breath, sort of like that feeling you get before a storm, when things are wound too tight, and the first clap of thunder is like the door opening to run out and away...I especially love the last lines, the opening 'shhh' is really effective also for drawing the reader in.
ReplyDeleteGood thing it's summer, for going barefoot. ;_)Thanks for playing, dear friend.
Very cool, as always.
ReplyDeletethere's a kind of a hush all over the world tonight!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
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What could it be, hiding underneath that thin layer of skin? The mind reels!
ReplyDelete"Be perch for dark butterflies" is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say that hasn't been said...there is beautiful darkness in this.
ReplyDeleteThe almost oxymoronic image of "dark butterflies" casts a Gothic pall and eeriness over this descriptive scene. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAh! Too be a perch for dark butterflies, now that's an art I would like to learn!
ReplyDeleteme likee .. especially because its short and i am pressed for time .. been SO damn busy during the week i have been vegetating on weekends ... apologies for being an absentee
ReplyDeleteshhhh, trying to listen to your winged words :)
ReplyDeleteThis is THE perfect poem for Moonbat, beautiful and hard to understand.
ReplyDeleteLovely, dark, and a tad disturbing. Nice :)
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