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| The Butterfly Bringer, by Lee Anne Kortus |
He is as old as the mountains
All bones and skin
But in his eyes you can see
He is ageless, actually.
Can’t remember the last time
He had a look at a mirror
Only, ever since
It started to lie back at him
For, while his body followed its route
His wisdom took another
High up
Beyond those mountains
And he does as he likes
When he likes
No commitments
Except for himself
No rush
Except to slow down
And wherever he stops and sits
There’s always
a bird, a butterfly
a tree, a child
to listen to
His magic
Timeless
Never ending stories
Thus, he tells….
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Joinining One Shot Poetry on this first day of the year :-)
34 comments:
oh this is beautiful dulce - and the pic too - what a lovely old man - and i can feel the butterflies wings..
Oh..how sweet it is Dulce! very subtle, i felt like its coming out of my childhood dreams..very nice beginning of this year darling, love it!
such a cool image dulce. i bicycle everywhere and like this elderly gentleman, i wish to leave little stories, butterflies, stardust in my wake! in the summertime i stop and listen to the trees. they have superb old stories. steven
"no rush, except to slow down"
I savored every bite of that line!
you know...i want to be just like him...smiles.
Beautiful words and picture..
Happy new year:)
Greetings from Norway.
"No commitments
Except for himself"
May our schedules in the New Year contain many such commitments!
DULCE!
Please read the whole comment this time.
At the first, all I viewed was the image of what looked to be an old Don Carlo, who already has many stories yet untold--some not yet lived--grin!
Spreading butterflies?...that is for others to decide. My 'real' stories are of living, making mistakes, learning, loving, and passing it on, what I have learned
This post convinces me of what I shall write next, which is copied from a comment (mine) on your blog several days ago:
"...Ya know, it slowly is dawning on me that you, Dulce, are probably the best writer on these pages. You are especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical, at times musical, evoking nearly always pictures of life as most of us deal with daily living, on life's terms."
Thank you for 1.5 years of giving service and pleasure here.
As you wrote,
"..But in his eyes you can see
He is ageless, actually."
This is such a lovely piece! I love the tone and it makes me want to know more about the old man.
i certainly wouldn't mind living a day just like that...
Happy New Year Dulce.....Magic is a great way to start the year ...along with your new look....here is to looking forward with promise ....bkm
Happy New Year! I have given myself quite a gift this morning. Sugar, Admiring, Unnoticed Agony, Day and Night, Thus He Tells ~ an amazing way to begin my year. You are such a talent ....
This is beautiful! I particularly enjoyed this stanza "He is as old as the mountains/All bones and skin/But in his eyes you can see/He is ageless, actually."
Well done!
kiss
Lula
PS: Happy New Year!
Following you by the way!
Beautiful, Dulce, as always. Love the way you wound the poem up and down the page, like a road circling a mountain. Speaking as an old person, I can say with accuracy that you've captured very well the ambience of age--No commitments/Except for himself
No rush/Except to slow down
Happy New my dear Dulce. You have always written so much between my visits it takes me ages to catch up with you. I really don't know where you find all the talent.
I envy the man here.
such a wonderful man
and poem ~
Happy New Year to you~
nice very nice!!Makes me want to see more.. If that makesany sense
this piece is intriguing. Not sure if you are describing someone or is a character of the imagination or a book. But in any case, the image you paint makes me want to sit there to listen to his stories.
¡Y que bonita es la vida, sin prisa...!
Feliz Año Nuevo guapa!!!!
A beautiful look at someone we love growing older, wiser and more serene. Years do increase peace within us and we are able to be more patient and generous. You have captured that quality well here. Thank you. Gay @beachanny
Dulce
You are magical with your words and expression, "old father' time never looked and sounded so good, till you with your sweetest prose. You are an inspiration.
May creativity , love and beauty continue to surround you every moment of 2011.
cheers,
joanny
What a lovely piece!
So beautiful--and he is like so many of us, with a story to tell wherever we go...
Amazing when we bother to listen, when someone comes near and we take the time!
It's lovely - and it appeals to the storyteller in all of us because, thus we tell...
That is truly beautifully poetic, the endless youth in our mind and soul, no matter what our body might show, our perception can tell and entirely different story...
Thank you so much for stopping by my place and for your absolutely lovely words, looking forward to have you back.;)
Happy New Year to you and yours,
xoxo
Your poem bring out the quality of wisdom and mystery of the magical "vagabond" in the painting. Excellent way to describe one discard who may seem counterpart to a Cassandra of sorts. Happy New Year, Dulce!
this is so tempting... tempting to know how important this way of being is for us all...to be...to live...to grow old without caring but for the good of life...the taste of life.
A sweet and kind soul this ageless man
almost like a legend
I think you spread butterflies with words D
Love from the Moon
clever,bravo.
I echo Gerry's comment. That line is superb - one that the mind absorbs and keeps safe.
This is a truly great poem, together with the old man.
And Moondust is right in that you do spread butterflies with words.
My dear followers, blogger friends...
Your reactions are to me
Sweeter than all the words
I choose to be
Or the pics I so carefully
Choose to fit...
Thanks a lot for your comments
They mean so MUCH to me :-)
Hugs
Dulce
a beautiful share...kind of reminded me of old father time and how apt for a new years day poem...really well written, wonderful choice of words...all the best pete
What a wonderful example of Agape.
Happy New Year Dulce!
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