Wednesday, July 25, 2018 by lifeonthecutoff
Peace hovers like a butterfly
A colourful, sedating butterfly
You can try to catch it if you want
But peace hovers like a butterfly
Peace stops by and releases the fragrance that let you sleep
Otherwise you’ll have to beg, as peace hovers like a butterfly
While you watch it go away
You’ll say, ‘Peace, please stay.’ – Sy Wong
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I thought so as well. Thanks for commenting.
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Beautiful, Penny.
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Thank you, Jill.
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Beautiful, Penny. Thanks for starting my morning with a poem.
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You are very welcome, Janet. Sorry it took me until evening to acknowledge your comment.
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So beautiful! A lovely first post to read upon my return from vacation. 😀
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What a nice thing to say, L. Marie. I have been saving Sy Wong’s poem for just the right photo. 🙂 I hope you had a nice vacation. Welcome back.
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A lovely poem and the photo is magnificent! You couldn’t have planned it better if you had painted it!
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I appreciate your kind words, Janet. Thank you. The flowers were in Wilder Park near the Conservatory and the poem spoke to me, especially with all of my butterflies this summer.
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Already in my commonplace book. Just perfect!
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Knowing that pleases me immensely, Marilyn. Thank you.
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Perfect for ushering in a weekend, Penny. I hope that you have peace in your home right now, and that the summer heat isn’t taking too harsh a toll! We’ve had dozens of Monarchs flitting through our garden. They seem to use our milkweed for food rather than egg-laying. I suppose we are their buffet. 🙂
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Oh, Debra, we are actually having some pretty perfect days with July feeling more like May should have been. I have my fingers and toes crossed writing this, for we still have August to get through and September can be very hot and humid. Thank you for your wish of peace and weather. I wish I could send cooler weather your way.
I am excited to hear of your Monarchs. You might have some eggs on your milkweed if you look very close and see very small dots. If not, you are providing nourishment for the Monarchs flitting through. This past week, especially yesterday (Thursday), I found 5 very plump caterpillars on 5 separate plants, the leaves full of holes and raggedy. Today, they are all awol, one of the plants is defoliated 🙂 and a good 6 inches shorter. I’m pretty sure they have wiggled away and spun chrysalis, at least I hope they have. I keep looking for them, unsuccessfully, but, hoping that by the time the grandkids arrive 5 Monarchs will be flitting around. A friend found a chrysalis on a pice of lawn furniture – in her garage!
Thanks, Debra – have a good weekend.
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