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Broken Butterfly MAG

March 29, 2010
By camille_1441 PLATINUM, Westerville, Ohio
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Sad and broken Butterfly
I just want to see you fly
Wet your wings, can't fly away
Wait until another day
Drink the sweet and lonely moss
Freeze and shatter in the frost
Capture your body, capture your mind
Capture your love, capture your time
Little angel in a jar
Can't stay here but can't go far
Lift the lid and watch you go
Where you fly the wind will blow
Let you go to life's demands
I went and destroyed your plans
Sad and broken Butterfly
I just want to see you fly

© Lindsey D., Marblehead, MA

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my friend drew a butterfly and I wrote this to go along with it
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Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 6:31 am
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge, oh don't you know the kingdom's under siege, and everbody needs you. - The Killers

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I love this poem! It's so pretty but also so deep, great work!

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MarieV. SILVER said...
on May. 8 2011 at 9:28 pm
MarieV. SILVER, Caldwell, Idaho
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i love  this poem. one thing that u might look at is on the line that says, "I went and destroyed your plans" you might want to think about continuing the rhythm of the poem by making it, "I went and destroyed all your plans." Just a thought, but love it!! :)
kaykay101 PLATINUM said...
on May. 8 2011 at 6:56 pm
kaykay101 PLATINUM, Arundel, Maine
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This is great!! I don't know if you were trying to, but the butterfly could symbolize something. It would depend on people's perspectives. This is very well written! Awesome job!
alymarie3 PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 11 2011 at 1:53 pm
alymarie3 PLATINUM, Leavenworth, Kansas
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Pooh: You don't spell it, you feel it

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this sounds like the poem i wrote called Little Yellow Butterfly
TheBreezeofFeather said...
on Feb. 11 2011 at 11:39 am
It's a beautiful poem with emotion sentences. Keep writing!