Wishful Shades of Love

Love in the seclusion of the country. Painting by Josephine Wall

I was not just a springtime butterfly
upon wings of maybe's or maybe not;
I was but a butterfly dancing
to a breeze of a tenor solo...
jack rabbits and roadrunners
sitting upon my welcome mat.

 

The deer peeked in my window
with large gentle eyes...
than you came along
with a butterfly net,
and painted my wings
wishful shades of love.

 

I hoped to lift your spirits
and carry them afar;
upon brilliant wings
above mountainous waves
of reality...
above the pain of despair.

I hoped we could share
a slice of life together;
thawing frozen pastries
into sweet graham cracker crumbs.

 

Sometimes I wish
I could go back to that house
in the seclusion of the country;
upon wings of a dream...
touched by only a critter or two.

 

©SyberRose

Author's Note

Thank you for reading...Warmly SyberRose

Reviews

[Nestor Gonzalez]

wow bravo!!,in a side note i feel very inferior here reading the raw talent that is present :b haha :]

[SyberRose]

Im am happy you enjoyed my words...looking forward to reading you.

[SyberRose]

thank you Fabian...I live in a wooded community and I mainly see squirrels and deer and sometimes there has been a bear around...but I havent seen one yet ...only heard about it...I love all the birds too...I wrote a poem about a spider maybe Ill post it soon...its kind of funny....SyberRose

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I am a man of nature. I love the woods, the streams...the rotting wood smell of rich loam and wet moss. And I am fascinated by all the wild creatures from birds and chipmunks to spiders and snakes. I give the dangers their right of way of course. Most creatures are not agressive unless their territory is invaded or they are breeding or nurturing young. As for love, romance and the social graces I'm afraid I'm a bit less qualified in those areas. I'm romantic in the artistic sense rather than the social. I've too much philosopher in my heart and soul. Your poem here is lovely though.

[sharonlee]

A moving and poignant write... I to long to return to the simplicity of country days.

[SyberRose]

Hello Sharonlee...so nice to hear from you again tonight...I am happy you enjoyed my words...Thank you for commenting...SyberRose

[MOON]

Lovely write loved how you threw in the baking bit.

[SyberRose]

thank you...I'm glad you enjoyed and I love your name...I love anything to do with the moon or moonlight.

[Wórdsmíth]

That's amazin' too, it's another poem that i read out here by you...well written.
it's nice ink

[SyberRose]

thank you orton for your supportive comments...Ill stop by and visit you.

[Azriel]

wow, really beautiful, such a varied amount of images used, from nature to pastries. really beautiful "love" poem, the flow of it is great as well, also the sense of longing to go back to that is very evident and strong in the last stanza.

[SyberRose]

thank you Azriel...yes graham crackers and everything ha.