Monday, August 22, 2005

Once You Touch A Butterfly Comments

Rating: ★4.8

Once you touch a butterfly
it often, flustered, fails to flutter,
and cannot soar into the sky
without a sputter and may splutter,
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gershon hepner
butterfly
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Bri Edwards 24 January 2019

i LIKE it. to MyPoemList and into my upcoming February 2019 showcase of PH poems i've found on PH, to be found in my list of PH poems. Thanks. bri (:

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Kim Barney 21 September 2014

Well said indeed. Absolutely true.

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Dan Tharp 06 May 2006

Damn, Gershon... In reading this, I am convicted of the wings I have broken with a careless touch... dan

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Shelley B. Keats 22 August 2005

At the risk of damning you with faint praise, I consider this the most accomplished poem on this site. Thanks for sharing!

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t. h. ashbury 22 August 2005

this is beautifully done.

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Uriah Hamilton 22 August 2005

I really enjoy this poem, cruel to be kind.

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