A Butterfly



It is a cute little butterfly
So gentle and beautifully shy
Across the Leaves I see it fly
Then it flutters over to the sky

Shying to return to flowers nearby
Then to hold it I give it a gentle try
Wondering why its beauty makes me cry ?

As I hold, away it tries to fly
Then I leave it, I don't know why
It then flaps its wings gently
To resonate with its sweet melody

'Leave me alone, I want to nectar !'
Frightened a bit, I begin to stutter
Wondering what made its wings like butter !!

As It silently rests its wings to lay
To shoots its tentacles like a ray
Then nectar the flower until it dries
Oops it flutters, again it flies !!

To sit on tiny drops of water..
As the day begins to get hotter
While I Wonder why it keeps fluttering by…

All done, it's now ready for a friend
It returns to my finger...I slowly bend
Then It ushers its feelings to me
Allowing me to see its gentle beauty

Next It suddenly flies to say a goodbye
Time stands still, I get a magical high
Wondering what made it so colorful and shy !!

It's a cute little butterfly
So innocently it has to fly…

About this poem

This poem dedicates to the season of innocence of butterflies, just before spring

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Written on January 03, 2022

Submitted by nilima.choudhury on March 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA AAA AABB CCC DDEE CCA FFBB AAA AA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,090
Words 229
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2

Nilima Choudhury

She is an electrical engineer from North Carolina, USA. She is a high school physics and math teacher. She enjoys music,art,yoga, traveling more…

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