blink

on an emerald hill
the quiet gathers
looking for a sound
blades of grass
arch their backs
casting shadows on the ground
cool currents slice the air
with honeysuckle sighs
moments last for eons
remembering your eyes
how i used to shine there
when morning kissed our brows
a glimpse of fleeting paradise
is all that time allows

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    Ohhhh this moment …..I want it to last longer…..I am hooked :))) XX

  • butchart replied

    thanks so much arcadia….. sometimes all we have are “moments”...don’t you think? i appreciate your kind words….....b

  • Martin Muir

    Martin Muir

    wow man you can deliver,awesome words my friend,well done.

  • butchart replied

    thank you Martin…. i really appreciate you taking the time to read my words…... hope you are well…............b

  • Robert Knapman

    Robert Knapman

    moments last for eons
    remembering your eyes
    how i used to shine there

    Now that is a beautful moment :) x

  • butchart replied

    :)

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    honeysuckle sighs…simply perfect! :-)

  • butchart replied

    thanks jenn…. sometimes i think the simple flow can’t be denied…. i always appreciate your kind words….. love and light…..b

  • Spraven

    Spraven

    Damn, Yeah JenniferB got it right, those words are great, this is a quiet and gentle piece friend, great work!!

  • butchart replied

    hey spraven… good to see you friend… and thank you so much…. once in awhile words just fall into place and need to be left alone….. i really appreciate your kind words….. peace and light….b

  • C J Lewis

    C J Lewis

    Awwww … a true romantic Butch … lovely words with terrific imagery :)

  • butchart replied

    hey CJ… it’s really great to see you… i hope you are well…... you busted me…. ha…. i guess i AM a romantic at heart…. (sometimes)....... :)
    peace and light….....b

  • Cassey

    Cassey

    I wanted to quote a particular line, but realized I would quote practically the entire piece. This is so truly beautiful Butch, and I will now read it again and sigh, honeysuckle unlikely though. :)

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much cass… one of those that kind of wrote itself…... you right the sweetest comments….. bless you…... xox…..b

  • Astoreth

    Astoreth

    ‘a glimpse of fleeting paradise’ sometimes all we are left to hold onto and remember…. love your writing butch. xx

  • butchart replied

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

  • navybrat

    navybrat

    sigh…..i’m so into this!!

  • butchart replied

    thank you my friend…. i hope you are getting along ok….... b

  • mstrace

    mstrace

    remembering your eyes
    how I used to shine there

    simply gorgeous.

  • butchart replied

    ah… thank you trace…. your last one really moved me….... i’m working up to sending you a bmail…..... love and light…..b

  • Erika .

    Erika .

    “when morning kissed our brows
    a glimpse of fleeting paradise
    is all that time allows”

    This is poem is sweet and yet so sad. Time is the cruelest ever, and the ending of this poem is dimmed by it, all I could do was sigh.The emotion, so well conveyed. Magical poem. :)

  • butchart replied

    i think we all can relate at some point…. thank you for your kind words….... i appreciate them very much….b

  • Jolie

    Jolie

    such a wonderful envisioning this brings!

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much… it’s very kind of you to comment on my words….. peace and light…..b

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    From the start of this, it draws you in. Fantastic piece. Love it.

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much for your words….. i’m really glad that something in this touched you… peace and light…..b

  • ellamental

    ellamental

    Magical always … my friend!!!

  • butchart replied

    hey ella… good to see you…. we’ve gotten out of synch again…. i’ll be over soon… and thank you so much…..... love and light….b

  • darkestartist

    darkestartist

    beautiful imagery, great words…lovely.

  • butchart replied

    hey J….. thank you as always….. i’ve not been around much…. whats up….. xxx..b

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    ...beautiful butch, totally transported me!

  • butchart replied

    much like your latest did me paul…...... thanks so much for taking the time to read my words…..... talk soon….....b

  • Kevyn Paul Eisenman

    Kevyn Paul Eis...

    A vivid vision, my Brother: well done!

  • butchart replied

    how are you my friend…... thank you for your kind words…... peace and light…...b

  • annamora

    annamora

    this is beautiful …. yes

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much anna…. i am glad that it touched you….... b

  • cathrinedp

    cathrinedp

    magical, like bells chanting a moment of perfect love.

  • butchart replied

    what a beautiful comment…. thank you so much…..... b

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    a moment so delectable and well delivered ~ with me ending on a sigh…feeling the remembering…beautiful butch xx

  • butchart replied

    Linda.. you always say the kindest things….. thank you so much…. peace and light…..b

  • binjy

    binjy

    Oh- amazing. Deliciously concocted, and crafted to bring a tear to the eye and a smile to the heart. :)

  • butchart replied

    bless you friend….... i hope you are well….... i’m still coming to see ya…... :)
    love and light…..b

  • NAGILLAH

    NAGILLAH

    Magical!!

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much…. i appreciate you taking the time to read my words….....b

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    b…......Wonderful words…......keeps me coming back for more!! :)

  • butchart replied

    hey keith… hope you are well….... your support is wonderful.. and i thank you friend…..... love and light….b

  • EppsOliverArt

    EppsOliverArt

    A great write, Butch…...as you say, sometimes it just flows and it is a master who knows when to stop….as you do :))))

  • butchart replied

    thanks for your kind words susan….. i appreciate them very much…. hope you are well….....b

  • ein22

    ein22

    Who ever had those experiences with you are lucky to have had them. Quite possibly one of the most sensual thigns I have read from you (and one of my favourites.)

    Maybe I can give you a kiss, on a cool prarie with still air and your breath warming my face as it shelters in your arms.

    Ahhh … xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • butchart replied

    that would be quite wonderful my sweet prince…... ahhh indeed….. and thank you for your beautiful words….... write me when you can….. much love…...b

  • Jennifer Ferry

    Jennifer Ferry

    musical picturesque melancholy … thank you for sharing

  • butchart replied

    and thank you for reading and leaving such a lovely comment….. i really appreciate it….. peace and light…..b

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Oh Butch. You have actually inspired tears from my eyes. Supremely gorgeous. Such evocative descriptions. All I can do now is sigh and love you forever.

  • butchart replied

    i don’t think i’ve met anyone sweeter than you on rb paul…. thank you so much….. and i love you too….. stay well…...... xxx…......b

  • BiographyofRed8

    BiographyofRed8

    from the first line when I began to read this.. it was like I was holding my breath from this line “the quiet gathers
    looking for a sound” but as cass said I would have to quote the entire piece, especially love the part where you are looking into his eyes to find yourself there..

    whilst on one hand it happens in a blink and we miss so many moments like this because we are blinking or looking the other way, this piece is so visual, tender, beautiful, as the moment goes too quickly.. can i say that this poem speaks to my heart, it is as though you have touched something that perhaps words cannot possibly explain. Just that this has got to be probably the best poem I have read.. since “all that time allows” and thank you for writing it

    i hope my comment is many some sense. Just breath-taking, and now I must return to the living, breathing, with a tear on my cheek

  • butchart replied

    it makes perfect sense…..... your words here humble me and make me glad that i write…. that someone can feel what i feel as i write means the world to me…..... thank you so much red… you’ve touched me this morning…........ love and light….....b

  • Susan Trigg

    Susan Trigg

    Ah, those glimpses :) I love your incisive, spare writing, and your imagery like blades of grass
    arch their backs

  • butchart replied

    thanks so much….... i really appreciate your words….. b

  • liesbeth

    liesbeth

    beautifull.. so very beautifull.. and tender..
    “remembering your eyes
    how i used to shine there” says so much..

    now i read about wonderfull memories.. the pain is not completely gone.. but now you show us the beauty of what was..

  • butchart replied

    thanks for your kindness… and for seeing to the heart…..... much love…....b

  • lianne

    lianne

    Omg – this is so incredibly beautiful that I’m in tears. I’ll say like Liesbeth – those two lines capture that indelible moment but your imagery throughout is poignant and too hauntingly evocative for any compliments to measure up. Thoroughly magnificent writing, dear heart.

  • butchart replied

    ah… your words are an equal to anything i might write…..... thank you dear one…....b

  • bearpaw

    bearpaw

    oh Mr B… i have missed your wonderful words….. you are a sublime being… much light & love to you…

  • butchart replied

    and to you….... thank you for your very kind words B… i feel them…......xox…..b

  • DragonFlyer

    DragonFlyer

    A glimpse? Only a glimpse…? Of all the beauty and flow and life that was there? There words bring such an ache to my heart my friend… surely we all need more than ‘just a glimpse’?
    Peace and light to you… and my love…
    K xx

  • TBall

    TBall

    that moment of illumination- the here and now, fully present to the world and in love, if only for a moment- blissful

  • butchart replied

    i think you and i have had similar experiences in life… as i relate to both your writings and your kind comments… thanks again…........b

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    i loved that image of the quiet gathering looking for sound…
    such an important thing to be able to experience the present without fear of future, without remorse for past – and not hanging onto the present, letting it become past without attaching to it. you write beautifully.

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much… sometimes they just flow you know? just open up and let it pass through… i’m very honoured you like what i do…... i’m sorry i got behind on my rb but i will answer your bmail soon…..... peace and light…....b

  • Solomon Walker

    Solomon Walker

    very perceptive work, true of life indeed…

  • butchart replied

    thanks solomon… i think you were one of the first to encourage my writing way back when… i still remember that and appreciate it very much…....... peace and light…...b

  • Solomon Walker

    Solomon Walker

    you are welcome Butchart…
    keep writing my friend, you have a great perceptive mind, just explore it and let it tell you more of what it wants to say to the world, it will amaze you for sure…

  • butchart replied

    what a wonderful thing to say…. i really DO appreciate all your encouragement solomon…... thank you so very much…....b

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