I heard a story just the other day.
A butterfly flapped her wings
deep in the bamboo forest.
Apparently she cause a hurricane –
In Mozambique.
*
He wrote a poem of love and loss
rolled it and sealed it into a bottle
then cast it to the heaving sea.
She read it on a wind-swept beach –
Somewhere near Galilee.
*
I plucked a rose in autumn’s eve
a warmth it brought into my life,
when chills were hard to keep at bay.
It’s warmth soon failed and colour left –
I buried it in Yandanooka.
*
He hit her once or twice, early on.
It soon became her cross to bear
through years of servitude.
She slipped a knife between his ribs –
Hidden in bustling Calcutta.
*
This life, we choose it every day
and make of it, all that we can.
This freedom gives us many things;
Do we always consider the child –
Asleep in Pensacola.
Wonderful…
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Thank you Neethu for reading my posts – I really appreciate it 🙂
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A very interesting and beautiful piece of poetry, Andy. Loved the way you’ve connected the world…:-)
Where is Yandanooka? This name is not familiar to me…
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Thanks Maniparna 🙂 Yandanooka is a small town in Western Australia – It is an Aboriginal word meaning “hilly country”. and it is very pretty there when the desert flowers are in bloom – around august 🙂
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Sound really great… 🙂
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Life’s choices — sometimes they become predicaments and tragedies. Very thoughtfully written.
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Cheers Slasher. I appreciate the comment. Andy
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Awwww what a refresher for weekend. Truly bless you
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Blessings to you in return 🙂 and thank you for visiting, with metta, Andy
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Wonderful poem.I was travelling along with your words,imagining,comprehending and finally smiling as it ended 🙂
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Thank you Akshitha – I am glad you where able to relate to the poem. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment – it make me smile 🙂
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awesome n insightful , made a reflective reading Andy . lovely .
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Thank you Kamakhya 🙂 I appreciate you taking the time to read and then comment. Kid regards, Andy
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Beauty!!!
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Deep stuff. Enjoyed greatly.
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Thank you 🙂 I’m enjoying your colour photos.
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