\"Writing.Com
*Magnify*
SPONSORED LINKS
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1636181-The-Butterfly-Wheel
Item Icon
Rated: E · Poetry · Philosophy · #1636181
A prose poem about a butterfly on a wheel, paralleling human experience.
Casually positioned
On the eternally spinning, gigantic wheel,
The colorful, yet sad butterfly
Emerges from its solemn cocoon
To tempt the world of predators
And seek happiness and truth.
The constant movement of the wheel
Jeopardizes the insect’s delicate balance,
Threatening this contrite traveler
With war-like upheavals and injury.
But the truth is the jovial trooper’s equity,
And the pre-destined butterfly
Must weather stormy blasts,
Perilous droughts, and grueling infamy
To circle the universe on this
Much-maligned, tragic course,
An eerily short life span
In timely rhythm and syncopated beat
To God’s divine intervention…
© Copyright 2010 Tim Chiu (mirtx at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates have been granted non-exclusive rights to display this work.
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1636181-The-Butterfly-Wheel