Butterfly Kisses
Beauty on the wing
under a hot August sun
takes the mind on flights of fancy.
Twists and turns, taken
easily on the lightest breeze,
round and round in loops and swoops,
free of restraint, free of complaint,
leaving wispy traces of airborne color,
yellow, orange, and blue.
Who could it be, you might ask.
Certainly not you, nor I.
Colorful antics such as this,
that bring us thoughts of carefree bliss
on these hot days of summertime,
belong to lovely butterflies.
This poem, is my response to Poetics: For the love of puzzles…, the prompt from Lillian at dVerse ~ Poets Pub. Similar to an acrostic poem, in which the first letter of each line, when read from top to bottom, spells out a name, a word, or a message, in the Acrostic Plus, created by Lillian Hallberg, the first letter of each line in the first stanza, when read from top to bottom, spells out a message or word(s) and in the second stanza, the last letter of each line when read from top to bottom, spells out the rest of the message or additional word(s).
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Hi Ken. Clever format. I love butterflies.
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Thanks, Di. I think it’s the first time I’ve tried an acrostic.
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I’ve done a fair few, but never though to try and use the last letters of each line for the word as you did with Kisses.
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Well written butterfly kisses, Ken! Perfect acrostic and plus.
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Thank you, Beverly. 🙂
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Love it 🦋
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🙂 Thank you.
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Delightful – and I do feel “kissed” in a sense when the monarchs come to my patch of blue mist … not yet this year, we’re patiently waiting for the blue mist to bloom (late due to the winter freeze-all) hoping it’ll do it on the monarchs’ timeline. (I feel an urge to go read this aloud in the mist midst … if they bloom too late for the intended, they might need a poem, right? And if the monarchs do cooperate, they too can enjoy these lines.)
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What a wonderful comment. Thank you!
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What a lovely summer time. Love the butterfly message of your poem.
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Thank you, Grace.
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“Lovely butterflies” — and a lovely, mellifluous poem!
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Merci!
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Nice take on the prompt. I got a little lost in the first stanza (with what seems to be some extra letters), but the “kisses” in the second stanza is bold & clear.
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Thanks, Glenn.
Depending on font size or screen size, your display could add lines, but there are only 9 lines to the first stanza.
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That is so apt, Ken. Now that my winter is fading I haven’t long to wait for our butterflies to emerge.
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Thanks, John. Enjoy!
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Extra points given for an acrostic plus! Well done.
Indeed….a summer full of butterfly kisses….lovely! Only thing I think that might be better for me personally, now that I live in Boston, right in the city….is a summer full of butterfly kisses by day and flashing lightning bugs at dusk 🙂 No such thing right in the middle of the city 😦
Smitten most especially with these lines:
“free of restraint, free of complaint,
leaving wispy traces of airborne color,
yellow, orange, and blue.:
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Thank you, Lillian. One key to the Plus is the letters needed in the second stanza. There aren’t many usable words ending in “i”
Spaghetti?
Illuminati?
Maybe fungi, but not here!
Early/mid summer is the best time here for fireflies.
Thanks for the prompt.
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Your acrostic+ feels as light and lively as a butterfly taking flight! I love it.
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Thank you, Helen. 🙂 I love how just watching a butterfly can make you feel that way.
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This week has brought a taste of autumn with rain and cold winds. Thank you of the reminder of those wonderful summer butterflies
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Thanks for coming along.
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This is incredibly gorgeous! I especially love; “free of restraint, free of complaint, leaving wispy traces of airborne color, yellow, orange, and blue.”💝💝
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Love your choice of butterfly for this. Outstanding poem!
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