Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COQUETTE (A VILLANELLE), by EUGENIA BRAGG SMITH First Line: I see a dainty butterfly Last Line: She calls her mate in passing by. Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Bugs | ||||||||
I see a dainty butterfly, So winsome and so bright and gay, She calls her mate in passing by. Her call is soft and very shy, He follows her without delay. I see a dainty butterfly! She flies first low then very high, She seems quite near then far away; She calls her mate in passing by. She signals him but does not cry, And through the glistening sun's bright ray I see a dainty butterfly. As she goes upward toward the sky She stops, and flies another way She calls her mate in passing by. A real coquette, at last I cry, And all too well I know your way! I see a dainty butterfly, She calls her mate in passing by. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXHAUSTED BUG; FOR MY FATHER by ROBERT BLY PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THOMAS MERTON AND THE WINTER MARSH by NORMAN DUBIE |
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