Gypsie’s Wonderful World of Words

Shakespeare published 154 sonnets in his quarto in 1609. While the initial 126 are addressed to a young man, the final 28 are directed toward an enigmatic woman referred to as the dark lady.

Swallowtail

By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

Picture by Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

Sweet little Swallowtail in repose

drinking your divine nectar
Knowing only your code

Birthing – eating – mating – dying
simple is the life you have
Sweet little Swallowtail in repose

Pretty yellow Butterfly
in your short time on Earth
You spread joy – you spread life

Flitting from flower to flower
rejuvenating this withering Planet
Pretty yellow Butterfly

The cataclysm of man
unknown to your kind
Nectar of innocence only for you

May nectar-full flowers fulfill
all the days of your life – away from

The cataclysm of man

11 responses to “Swallowtail”

  1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
    Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

    Thank you Sadje! Oh yes and the butterflies, bees, frogs and toads become fewer every year. 🦋

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  2. Sadje Avatar
    Sadje

    Love this sweet poem Ami. If it weren’t for the butterflies and bees, we would be dead from starvation

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  3. Jaya Avendel Avatar
    Jaya Avendel

    Oo, I so loved those final lines! ❤

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      Thank you so much Jaya! ❤️

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  4. Nope, Not Pam Avatar
    Nope, Not Pam

    Divine, made me think how our actions affect the simple life of the butterfly

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      Most certainly Deb! 🦋

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  5. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
    Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

    Thank you very much! 🌹

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  6. ~just a thought Avatar
    ~just a thought

    🏵️”May nectar-full flowers fulfill
    all the days of your life” ✨
    …So pretty

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  7. pensitivity101 Avatar
    pensitivity101

    lovely Ami

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      Thank you so much Di! 🦋

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        pensitivity101

        you’re welcome

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