By: Katie Keenan1st Period Mrs. Love

BUTTERFLY

BUTTERFLIES-author unknown

I am sitting herewatching the butterfliesBeing slowly hypnotised

Empty of thoughtOnly aware of the five butterflies

Slowly circlingAround my room and

Around my brain.Worries have left me

As I lay hereWatching the butterflies

As they continue their flightOf intricate patterns

That binds me to themIn my current state of calm

slowly intertwiningwith the thoughts in my head.I'm busy now with other cares

But my mind often wishesto be watching the butterflies

Once more

The poem Butterflies is about Meg, a cancer patient that loved butterflies. Meg was very jealous of how free butterflies are. This poem is of her watching and admiring the butterflies around her.

This poems mood is calming and uplifting. The poem then shifts to somewhat sad at the end. This poem is a free verse and a lot of imagery is present.

This picture is of the girl in the poem, Meg.

Thinking Like A Butterfly-Mark Nepo

Monday I was told I was good.I felt relieved.

Tuesday I was ignored.I felt invisible.

Wednesday I was snapped at.I began to doubt myself.

On Thursday I was rejected.Now I was afraid.

On Saturday I was thankedfor being me. My soul relaxed.

On Sunday I was left alonetill the part of me that can’tbe influenced grew tired ofsubmitting and resisting.

Monday I was told I was good.By Tuesday I got off the wheel.

The poem Thinking Like A Butterfly is about a person throughout the week and how he or she is feeling. The poem

expresses this persons experiences for Monday to the next Tuesday.

This poems mood is depressing and then changes too happy. Mark Nepo is trying to link the senses of a butterfly to someone experiencing a conflicting time in their life.

This poem presents imagery and blank verse.

My Little Butterfly-Barbara Ann Rogers

Today a little butterfly flew by me. I thought to myself where have you been little butterfly.

You come into this world as a cocoon all by yourself and blossom into this beautiful butterfly and fly off to see the world.

What you don’t realize little butterfly as you flutter through your days is how you touch those around you in your soft gentle way.

You don’t even realize the wonder and awe you create around you. she fluttered her wings toward me as if she was waving good-by as she

headed towards the horizon. She looked very happy and content as she went on her way, as if to say

to me “Don’t worry I’ll be okay”. I was sad to see her go for she had touched my heart in such a way that

I knew my life would never be the same. She had left an imprint of all the beauty life has to offer.

I knew each time I looked at another butterfly or horizon I would remember our moment in time when it was only her and I.

I knew I would be a better person all because this little butterfly flew by me one bright sunny day.

The poem My Little Butterfly is about a women watching and observing a butterfly.She watched this butterfly since it was in a cocoon to it now being a beautiful butterfly.She then explains how much this one butterfly has forever changed her life.

This poems mood is sad and inspiring. The butterfly is a symbol for a mother watching her child grow up in the world.

This poem has personification, the butterfly is getting human-like traits.

The Butterfly-Alice Archer (Sewall) James I am not what I was yesterday,God knows my name.I am made in a smooth and beautiful way,And full of flame.

The color of corn are my pretty wings,My flower is blue.I kiss its topmost pearl, it swingsAnd I swing too.

I dance above the tawny grassIn the sunny air,So tantalized to have to passLove everywhere

O Earth, O Sky, you are mine to roamIn liberty.I am the soul and I have no home,Take care of me.

For double I drift through a double worldOf spirit and sense;I and my symbol together whirledFrom who knows whence?

There ’s a tiny weed, God knows what good,—It sits in the moss.Its wings are heavy and spotted with bloodAcross and across.

I sometimes settle a moment there,And I am so sweet,That what it lacks of the glad and fairI fill complete.

The little white moon was once like me;But her wings are one.Or perhaps they closëd together beAs she swings in the sun.

When the clovers close their three green wingsJust as I do,I creep to the primrose heart of things,And close mine, too.

And then wide opens the candid night,Serene and intense;For she has, instead of love and light,God’s confidence.

And I watch that other butterfly,The one-winged moon,Till, drunk with sweets in which I lie,I dream and swoon.

And then when I to three days grow,I find out pain.For swift there comes an ache,—I knowThat I am twain.

And nevermore can I be oneIn liberty.O Earth, O Sky, your use in done,Take care of me.

The poem The Butterfly is about a butterfly

exploring the world. The Butterfly is

explaining everything it is seeing.

This poems mood is enlightening and calming. All the imagery this poem uses allows the reader to experience everything the butterfly is.

This poem includes end rhymes and onomatopoeia is present.

After Wings-Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt

This was your butterfly, you see,His fine wings made him vain:The caterpillars crawl, but hePassed them in rich disdain.

My pretty boy says, “Let him beOnly a worm again!”

O child, when things have learned to wearWings once, they must be fain

To keep them always high and fair:Think of the creeping pain

Which even a butterfly must bearTo be a worm again!

The poem After Wings is of a boy observing a caterpillar turning into a beautiful butterfly.The boy then starts want that butterfly to form back into a caterpillar.

The mood of this poem is, envy and jealously.The boy doesn’t want this butterfly to be so beautiful.

This poem contains end rhyme and personification to the buttefly.

To a butterflyI’ve watched you now a full half-hour;

Self-poised upon that yellow flowerAnd, little Butterfly! indeed

I know not if you sleep or feed.How motionless!–not frozen seas

More motionless! and thenWhat joy awaits you, when the breezeHath found you out among the trees,

And calls you forth again!This plot of orchard-ground is ours;

My trees they are, my Sister’s flowers;Here rest your wings when they are weary;

Here lodge as in a sanctuary!Come often to us, fear no wrong;

Sit near us on the bough!We’ll talk of sunshine and of song,

And summer days, when we were young;Sweet childish days, that were as long

As twenty days are now.Written in the orchard, Town-end, Grasmere.

The poem To A Butterfly is of a women watching a butterfly in the garden.She starts to admire just how beautiful this butterfly is and how it flies. Then she starts to say how she would love to sit down and talk with this butterfly.

The mood in this poem is, peaceful and happy.

This poem is a free verse and contains end rhymes in certain stanzas. This poem does contain some personification, because the women is trying to give human-like traits to the butterfly by saying she wants to talk to it.

Butterfly Kisses, Tim McGraw 

There's two things I know for sureShe was sent here from heaven and she's Daddy's little girl

As I drop to my knees by her bed at nightShe talks to Jesus and I close my eyes

And I thank God for all of the joy in my lifeOh, but most of all for...

Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayerStickin' little white flowers all up in her hair

"Walk beside the pony Daddy, it's my first rideI know the cake looks funny Daddy but I sure tried"

Oh, with all that I've done wrong, I must have done something rightTo deserve a hug every morning and butterfly kisses at night

Sweet sixteen todayAnd she's lookin' like her mamma a little more every day

One part woman, the other part girlTo perfume and make-up, from ribbons and curls

Trying her wings out in a great big worldBut I remember...

Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayerStickin' little white flowers all up in her hair

You know how much I love you DaddyBut if you don't mind I'm only gonna kiss you on the cheek this timeOh, with all that I've done wrong, I must have done something right

To deserve her love every morning and butterfly kisses at nightOh the precious times

Oh, like the wind the years go byPrecious butterfly

Spread your wings and flyShe'll change her name today

and she'll make a promise and I'll give her awayStanding in the bride room just staring at her

She asked me what I'm thinking and I said "I'm not sure,I just feel like I'm losing my baby girl”

And she leaned over...and gave me...Butterfly kisses with her mamma there

Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair"Walk me down the aisle Daddy, it's just about time

Does my wedding gown look pretty Daddy? Daddy don't cry"Oh, with all that I've done wrong, I must have done something right

To deserve her love every morning and butterfly kissesI couldn't ask God for more

Man, this is what love isI know I've gotta let her go, but I'll always rememberEvery hug in the morning and butterfly kisses at night

The song Butterfly Kisses is sang by famous country singer, Tim McGraw. In this song, Tim McGraw is singing about his daughter on her sixteenth birthday. Butterfly Kisses was something he did with his daughter, it’s like a kiss with your eyelashes.

The mood is, sad and soothing.

This song has a lot of imagery present.

Two butterflies went out at noon-Emily Dickinson (1830–86).

Two butterflies went out at noonAnd waltzed above a stream,

Then stepped straight through the firmamentAnd rested on a beam;

And then together bore awayUpon a shining sea,

Though never yet, in any port,Their coming mentioned be.If spoken by the distant bird,

If met in ether seaBy frigate or by merchantman,

Report was not to me.

The poem Two butterflies went out, is about someone from afar admiring two butterflies flying around. This person is very interested by how they fly and where they land.

This poems mood is nice and peaceful.

This poem contains a free verse and imagery.

Learn to Fly-Larry James

Like a butterfly emergesAnd unfolds its graceful wings,

A marriage grows and it developsWith the love each partner brings.

Your flight through life togetherIs what you make it, so reach high

Spread your wings and learn to soarAs if with wings of a butterfly

Share together life’s great adventureNow the two of you are one

Shower your lover with butterfly kissesYour infinite journey has just begun

Be a lover, friend and playmateLearn to listen, laugh and cry

God has given you your wings,But, you teach each other how to fly.

 

The poem Learn to Fly is about a butterfly who just came out of its cocoon. This butterfly is symbolizing a relationship of two people. Their journeythrough life together and how they will grow.

This poems mood is light and inspiring.

The poem contains symbolism and personification

A Butterfly Hovers CloselyA butterfly hovers closely

And then quickly moves away,Swiftly going where so ever

Her heart may freely say.A butterfly lowers and rises

With the winds’s gusty breath,As if coupled within a dance

Of a loving tenderness.The butterfly only knows

How it feels to have wings,To kiss the petals of flowersIn such elegant flitterings.To have but one moment

Of such an exquisite flight,Would be like a dream

Where all seems so right.Author Unknown

The poem A Butterfly Hovers Closely is about how a butterfly is flying around and staying very close. This butterfly is watching over someone or something. This poem also describes how the butterfly only experiences certain things humans will never get to experience.

The mood is uplifting and happy.

This poem contains personification, a butterfly can not actually kiss the petals on a flower.

Sympathy

Sympathy is sky blue.It tastes like warm hot chocolate in winter. It sounds like waves crashing on a beach shore.And smells like a summer night. It looks like a BIG, cozy sweater. And makes you feel like a butterfly.

Children of the Future

I believe in the children of the future,the ideas they have, the problem solving skills, the importance of them,the trust we need to have in them, the effect their words can have, Strength, Imagination, DeterminationBut the belief that we have no hopein them is ridiculous.

I believe in the idea of everyone is a genius,I believe in the creativity of others,I believe in that anything is possible,Trust, Comfort, Power

And I believe in that we can all achieve our goals in life.

Just because I’m niceDon’t think I’m annoying Don’t be mean to meStill try to be friendly

Just because I’m niceIt doesn’t mean I can’t be meanIt doesn’t give you the right to talk about meIt doesn’t stop me from being sad

Just because I’m niceStill ask me for helpCan’t wait until everyone understands

Just because I’m nice- treat all the way you want to be treated.

NICE

I amHappiness, Pride, Positive

I care very much about my family and friends.Belief is important to me.

Loyality is important to me.Promise is important to me.

Fear is a good thing.Temper is bad, but can be calmed with love.

People begin to open up.The more outgoing, the more gets accomplished.

People are too closed.I am.

GIRLBRAVE, LUMINOUS

LEADERSHIP, TALKS, WALKSMAKES CHANGES FOR THE BEST

WOMEN

LION STRONG, FIERCE

RUNNING, POUNCING, ROWRINGCLAWS, CARNIVORE, BANANNA, TREE

SWINGING, CLIMBING, PICKINGSMART, LOUD

MONKEY