tabula rasa

the smoke of you
curls past my page
i breathe
spring rain and laughter
a quiet strength
to weaken knees
wandering in the wonder
earthbound angel
on butterfly wings
brought ebony eyes
to touch the braille
inside
smoothed away
by a sly caress
the shadow of a promise
billows in the air
trapping the perfume
of sweet tomorrows

  • tkrosevear

    tkrosevear

    amen…truly feeling written work butchart ;) xoxox

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much for commenting on my work… i appreciate it…...... peace and light…..b

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    The imagery is sublime…...this is the sort of emotion that makes one feel completely desired….love the softness in this…...clouds to float on…XX

  • butchart replied

    what a wonderful comment…... thank you so much.. i appreciate your words…... enjoy your float…. :)

  • invisible

    invisible

    you are so intouch here and so beautiful…..fantastic poem !!!!! wow ..have a magic evening little angel !
    bise-andre

  • butchart replied

    and i touch you…... thank you my beautiful man…...... big kiss…...b

  • Erhan OZBIYIK

    Erhan OZBIYIK

    You re just great my friend !!!
    Wonderful words !!!

    Great Hugs :)

  • butchart replied

    thank you my friend…. and big hugs back…...b

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    What I’d give for even one small drop of your inspiration right now, beautiful poem, very moving, :-)

  • butchart replied

    funny thing jenn….you inspire me all the time….... thank you….... b

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Mesmerising….x

  • butchart replied

    so good to see you lisa.. i hope you’ve been doing ok….. thank you so much for taking the time to comment on my work…... peace and light…...b

  • blamo

    blamo

    A moment of clarity …............... b

  • butchart replied

    hey tone…..... i think i managed one…..... thanks buddy…......b

  • artist4peace

    artist4peace

    kick boo tay…
    great word play
    like this roll
    love
    fillin’ yo bowl
    .........
    to the brim.
    yes!

    (lol) me like Mr.b / mucho gusto!

  • butchart replied

    ah D…. no one says it like you do baby…... thank you….... big kiss…..hope all is well…..... xox…...b

  • Vivian V  Mairo

    Vivian V Mairo

    Wonderful extraordinary!!!

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much my friend…... i really appreciate your kind words…...b

  • phantomlimb

    phantomlimb

    Wow…great writing, love it :)

  • butchart replied

    i love a good wow… thank you so much….. very kind of you…......b

  • Cassey

    Cassey

    Butch this is so colorful and wonderful. Kind of like you, right?

  • butchart replied

    ah cassidy… thanks… not quite sure what colour i am though… ha…... hope you are well sweet man…........ b

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    such imagery and feeling…..this touches hidden chords and creates harmony in the depths of the soul….... You write from the very core of feeling….

  • butchart replied

    wendy… thank you so much by your wonderful words.. i’m honoured….... peace and light….b

  • Susan Trigg

    Susan Trigg

    mmm, beautiful :)

  • butchart replied

    thanks so much friend…..i’m happy you found some beauty in this…..... peace and light….b

  • JonoCarrick

    JonoCarrick

    smokey and atmospheric.

  • butchart replied

    thank you Jono… i hope you are well…... i appreciate you….....b

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Magical feelings within Butch…..tapping into sublime visuals here….x

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much tracey for your wonderful words….. it means alot….... love and light…...b

  • flipteez

    flipteez

    Wandering in the wonder
    Truly melting poetry XXXXXXXX

  • butchart replied

    ah dear heart… so good to see you….. i have been thinking of you…... i hope you are doing absolutely great…..... thank you…. love…....b

  • drewjthomas

    drewjthomas

    love it, especially the angelic descent gently landing correctly so that your braille is read and goodbye to robert frost promises to keep, all being subserviant to the promise to be as you is! : to make good use of bad english (my grammar, i mean), esp promises seen as shadow of ; jj’s perfumes of araby, immanence itself, round many o’ th’ kasbar-walls (spelling permitting) of our consciousness, also full of other crawlies from the subconsc. insisting on evolutionizing: ever thought that all these nature shows are to suggest that we are not responsible for breaking the line of evolution—where’s those, on the way to, us; as inevident as, our claim to our next step? we have to feed on/of what’s around us within touch and other stimulants (sensual/sensitive, us: all recorded/re-readable events in our consc.-diary), if/as we undergo awarenesses of their presences (sic)—always wanted to make use of that!

    —drewjthomas
    (forgive tangents;
    also crawled in

  • butchart replied

    no worries.. i love your tangents drew.. and i tend to agree with you…... i think on a subconscious/even conscious level we are aware and are affected by unseen stimulants.. i.e.as in pheremones…and touch… and things which don’t even have a name…..... light streams and the purity of spirit as energy….. now i’m on a tangent.. ha…..... anyways…...... thank you so much…...... peace and light…...b

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    so hearfelt….and so touching, this is beautfiul writing….anna : )

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    so hearfelt….and so touching, this is beautfiul writing….anna : )

  • butchart replied

    thank you once again for your kind words…. i’m glad you found this touching…...... peace and light…....b

  • roy skogvold

    roy skogvold

    you touch me on all levels .....
    My fav for this new day (It´s new here now :)

    ...roy

  • butchart replied

    as you do me my friend….. we are connected… you and i…...... love and light….b

  • ys-eye

    ys-eye

    Dreamy…

  • butchart replied

    thanks you.. i appreciate you visiting my work…...... peace and light…..b

  • Ove Bohnhorst

    Ove Bohnhorst

    another masterpiece my friend… I really can relate… love and light
    ....ove

  • butchart replied

    you honour me ove….. thank you so much…... love and light my friend….....b

  • DragonFlyer

    DragonFlyer

    As I read your words… I am there… and it’s a sublime, mystical place to be… Thank you my friend :)))

  • butchart replied

    what a wonderful comment K… thank you so very much….... i’m glad i could take you to a part of me…..... love and light…......b

  • Christopher Birtwistle-Smith

    Christopher Bi...

    tis a really beautiful piece bu :))) xx

  • butchart replied

    hey chris… i guess my mind was going back in time,,, a year ago…... i think or had hoped you would understand…... thank you,,,,, love and light…...b

  • Astoreth

    Astoreth

    treasured memories as only you do. xx

  • butchart replied

    ah… thank you so much for the kind words….. i appreciate them very much…..... peace and light….b

  • Kevyn Paul Eisenman

    Kevyn Paul Eis...

    Excellent words, my Brother: well done!

  • butchart replied

    thank you kind sir… it is good to see you….... p&l…...b

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    smoothed away
    by a sly caress
    the shadow of a promise
    billows in the air
    trapping the perfume
    of sweet tomorrows

    Damn, I wish I could write like this.
    Fantastic work my friend.

  • butchart replied

    don’t sell yourself short buddy….. i love your writing….. and thank you…. always appreciated…......b

  • liesbeth

    liesbeth

    you deffinately touched the braille inside with these words butch.. how wonderfull it must feel to be the inspiration for a poem like this.. love your title too.. hope it speaks of how the world is for you now.. xx

  • butchart replied

    hello dear lizzie… thanks for the sweet words of support.. i wrote this while thinking about last year at this time…... and the promise it held…... the “slate” is now clean….... how are you my friend….. love and light…..b

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    b…..............incredible writing my friend!!

  • butchart replied

    hey keith…as always it’s wonderful to hear from you…. i hope you;re doing well and thank you for all your kind words and thoughts…....... b

  • Paul Suryawinata

    Paul Suryawinata

    Full of senses – love it!

  • butchart replied

    hey paul… i’m happy you found your way to this….. and thank you so much…. i hope you are doing well….. let me know if you get a chance….... peace and light….b

  • BiographyofRed8

    BiographyofRed8

    How.. do I keep missing your poems, not just yours. But to miss yours is a missing piece indeed. Do you know, that I dreamed that you had posted this poem before? Or have you?

    I love the image of braille inside.. your words are infused with passion, as I began to read, I saw the smoke curling around your page.. and the shadow of a promise.. you have that ability to paint images very visually whilst as the same time your words vibrate with emotion.. =D

  • butchart replied

    no worries my friend… it is hard to keep track of so many people here.. i’ve found that i have missed alot of your wonderful work as well
    i thank you for your kind words here.. i think you get it more than most….. that promise was much like the smoke… and the “braille” was wiped clean.. but we go on don’t we?..... love and light…......b

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar

    outstanding b!

  • butchart replied

    you are wonderful to me ushna…...... thank you so very much…..... it is an honour to know you and be a part of your wonderful group…...... love and light…......b

  • Ushna Sardar
  • Jordan Busson

    Jordan Busson

    tabula rasa”. Blank slate, I believe? (My Latin’s a bit rought). Needless to say, your writing is excuisitely beutiful.

  • butchart replied

    hey friend… no worries.. ha… my typing is atrocious as well….. and thank you so much…. yes.. “blank slate”........ thank you for your kind words…....... peace and light…...b

  • Jordan Busson

    Jordan Busson

    Ah! Spelling mistake! Cringe. Sorry :(

  • Susan Epps Oliver

    Susan Epps Oliver

    ” the smoke of you
    curls past my page “

    So beautiful, b…........makes me think of those memories that come unbidden and then pass away again…....sometimes sad, sometimes happy.

  • butchart replied

    exactly my friend…. thanks so much for stopping by my writing…...... hope you are well….....b

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    b, this is stunning .. those two opening lines are incredible ..

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much PJ… your words mean alot…...... isn’t it wonderful when lines just come to us…and open up that stream which always follows…........ i appreciate your kindness…..... b

  • Brad MacDuff

    Brad MacDuff

    You always have such a way with words my friend. Inspiring and something to aspire to.

  • butchart replied

    ditto…... and thank you…..............b

  • Emmahleee

    Emmahleee

    Your gifted with stringing words together,
    so dreamy..
    im affected by this..
    beautiful

  • butchart replied

    thank you for your kind words emmahleee … i appreciate them…....b

  • ShadowDancer

    ShadowDancer

    these words floated through the air like smoke.. heavy with feelings… weighing down my heart.. beautiful butch, beautiful.

  • butchart replied

    wow… thank you for the wonderful comment…...... i am glad you enjoyed this…... peace and light…....b

  • Erika .

    Erika .

    Your words are so swift, they fly across this poem for me….really beautiful writing.

  • butchart replied

    thank you again…...... i am so glad you find something in my words that touch you…... means alot….... and i appreciate it…...b

  • sunsette15

    sunsette15

    This is greatly written and love the words written

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