Knot

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Listening to a record from quite a while ago and this was how I felt.

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Knot         -        06 Apr 22

Getting high on the leavings

Words and sounds 

Linger all around me 

Conflict and confusion 

Tie a knot in time 

Ask a butterfly to sing 

Do you understand 

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I am not certain that I do.

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Awake

An observation.
A butterfly that been hibernating in my bedroom sat on the window looking out at the world.





Awake  -  15 Mar 17

Slow movement

Life begins to stir

My eyes open

And now

Awake

A butterfly asks to leave

Observing shows the most beautiful things.

Summer Visitor

As of the date of this poem [10 Dec], I have had five butterflies in my office appearing at night.





Summer Visitor  -  10 Dec 15

Long after it should
Have gone
Butterfly
Orbits the light
In my room
Summer visitor
Now seems to be
A resident





I managed to relocate them to the great outdoors ~ I hope they survived.

Faded

More thoughts around the year ending.





Faded  -  30 Nov 15

Summer blossoms
Once the glory
Of the year
Now faded
Gone to dust
Colours from
A butterfly wing
Reminds me of how
They looked
Kisses in memory
Taste sweeter





Though with the unseasonably warm weather there are some spring flowers appearing now.

Butterfly Night

Inspired by an event which occurred in the very early hours [about 02:00] when two Butterflies appeared in my office.





Butterfly Night  -  18 Dec 14

Messengers of Transformation
Visiting in the night
Circling the room
Circling me
Weaving a spell of change
In me and through me
Touching me lightly
Butterfly kisses
Transforming





A really magical moment.

Butterfly Of Love

Another poem inspired by a small assortment of random word sightings.





Butterfly Of Love  -  02 Jan 14

Winter Love
Cold wind
Rain
Dispelled by you
As you watch me

The chrysalis that holds
My Heart
Is waiting for your sun
To warm it into life
I am your butterfly





Also another Love song.

Dancing

I woke today and looked out at grey and thoughts slowly flowed into my mind ...




Dancing  -  15 Dec 13

Remembered butterfly
Dancing
Exploring

Now low cloud
Dancing
Hiding everything

Through winter
Dancing
Waiting for spring





I remember butterflies.

Butterfly Within

This is another of the poems which were inspired by a chance sighting of a tweet in the Twitter stream.  The end result has no relevance to what was read.





Butterfly Within  -  02 Dec 13

Momentary tremble
Wings stir the air
Cascading thoughts
Tumble from the sky
Into our now

Butterfly claps wings
Stirs reality
Opens thoughts
To otherness
Dwelling within





Random thoughts sometimes fire extremely random results.

Butterfly

Another poem, the birthing of which straddled the midnight hour - so the date given is that of the conception rather than completion.





Butterfly  -  18 May 13


Slow spiral dance
Butterfly knows the moves
Has watched
Through time
Watching us slide
Through every step

Spheres play
An infinite
Symphony
For us

Symphonic Love songs
Cascade through us
Life through Eternity

Let us sing

I really Love it when Muse offers her little suggestions.

Haikū 91

More from the hand-written Haikū archives.





Use [colour + sound + emotion]  -  16 Aug 10

Under pale blue sky
Tregeseal River splashing
Happy ... over rocks


Energy  -  17 Aug 10

I feel you round me
... touching me ... caressing me ...
Your energy ~ Bliss


Remember  -  17 Aug 10

I will remember
those days ... and nights ... shared with you
Treasured forever


Butterfly  -  17 Aug 10

Three dimensional
pirouettes ... twisting around
Butterfly dancing


Mysteries  -  18 Aug 10

I reach for your hand
Let me take you back into
all our mysteries





The mysteries of Love and life ~ magical and wonderful.
More soon ...

Haikū 86

Another small selection from the hand-written Haikū archives.





Butterfly + Debate -- 09 Aug 10

Butterfly debate
which flower tastes the nicest
Dance in sunlight


Grey  -  09 Aug 10

Briefly ... saw the world
sun and sky ~ then cloud returned
now nothing but grey


Touching  -  09 Aug 10

Tenderly touching
Your hands hold my Heart ~ kiss me
I'm tasting your Love


Call  -  10 Aug 10

Hearing the wild call
in the wind I hear my name
inviting me on


"Under the Bridge"  -  10 Aug 10

I waited for you
We agreed ... under the bridge
was our special place





More poems of various flavours to come soon.

Haikū 85

Another little selection from the hand-written Haikū archives.





Butterfly  -  08 Aud 10

Pirouette above,
around, transformation in
Butterfly dancing


Dance + Beauty + Majestic  -  08 Aug 10

Majestic ... Playful
Supreme Beauty ... you take me
Dance within your Soul


Blissful  08 Aug 10

Blissful afternoon
Holding you now in my arms
Will never let go


"One Soul"  -  08 Aug 10

When we met, I knew
there was no one else for me
our Souls are as one


Souls Dancing  -  08 Aug 10

Souls dancing ~ dreaming ~
holding on tight to our Love
but letting it grow





More offerings soon, of all flavours...

Haikū 64

Another small selection from the hand-written Haikū archives.





Sheer + Austerity + Soar  -  19 Jun 10

Watch sheer beauty soar
wonderful austerity
Simple in it's joy


Afternoon  -  19 Jun 10

In late afternoon
Warm sun shines through my window
Moon wants to play


Play  -  19 Jun 10

She waits ~ for moments
till the sun leaves the sky and
then the Moon can play


Lock  -  20 Jun 10

Love has picked the lock
My Heart is open to you
Love ~ showing the way


Dancing  -  20 Jun 10

Sitting in the shade
watching butterflies dancing
in pools of sunlight





The first one is another of the triple prompt games where all words are to be included in the Haikū.

More to come before too long...

More from 1985

I take pleasure in adding these poems from the year 1985 to this blog, the first one is yet another Senryū - written at the end of a surprisingly warm spring day after a walk to Eltham Common, in South East London only a few miles from where I used to live, the Common was the subject of several walks.

The title is fairly mundane but the feel is rather special.



Eltham Common 02 Feb 85

When the butterfly
Landed on my hand, we smiled
A magic moment



The second poem comes from a little later in the year and explores some of my key issues, make of it what you will...



Babylon 28 Apr 85

O Babylon
Once upon a time
Your waters washed me.
We parted
Though I don't know how
Or why.
My memories
Of your warm waters
Sing constantly
Through my mind.
Maybe one day
I will return
Though I know not when
But one day
We will dance
Together
Again



I considered adding an image but decided against it; you can see the butterfly, you have been to Babylon - even if it was not in this life so how can pictures help?

Till next time - love to you.