Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BUTTERFLY, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: Alexis seized a prisoned butterfly Last Line: Claim to such trust, - all nature's underling?' Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Bugs | ||||||||
Alexis seized a prisoned butterfly To set it free, on a bright morn of May; But the kind touch brushed half the tints away From the rich wings, though handled tenderly. Then spake he out to bashful Isabel, - 'Behold sweet Nature's venturous faith! and say, Why thou dost aye refuse thy heart to stay On mine, that is so fond and loves so well? Is beauty trusted to the morning dews? And to the butterfly's mischanceful wing? To the dissolving cloud in rainbow hues? To the frail tenure of an early spring, In blossoms and in dyes? And must I lose Claim to such trust, - all Nature's underling?' | Other Poems of Interest...INSECT LIFE OF FLORIDA by LYNDA HULL 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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