sing in the blues

bleached out sky
a lackluster grey
no ambition for paler shades
still winds
uninspired
hold lifeless clouds
heavy and tired
settle down
in the valley
a breath is an effort
to smile
a mountain to climb

these are the sad days
the bad days
the days that last

first signs of the spiral
familiar
and numb
left without choice
embrace
succumb
feel the absence
taste the rain
discern the secrets
of flying again
stars kiss the wings
of those that yearn
earnestly waiting
the blues’ return

  • Rhenastarr

    Rhenastarr

    Magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An instant fav.

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much… i’m really glad you enjoyed it…. peace and light…b

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    you describe it so well…
    and yet, like all things that seem to hold us back, drag us down, or sadden our spirits,
    this too shall pass.
    I believe there is a newer, brighter energy ahead, if we just endure these grey(blue) days…...

  • butchart replied

    hi wendy… thank you so much for your kind words.. and i’m very glad that you recognized the hope at the end of this….. how we can and do “sing those blue skies back”....... love and light to you…..........b

  • valzart

    valzart

    Aww wondrous poetry sweetheART beautiful ;} happy hippy hugglez

  • butchart replied

    your enthusiasm always makes me smile dear val…. thank you so very much… i hope you are well….b

  • Vaggelis Ntousakis

    Vaggelis Ntous...

    Strong images in there. Brilliant!

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much…. i’m glad something in this spoke to you….. peace and light….b

  • sparrowdk

    sparrowdk

    great imagery there butch. well done mate i always enjoy your words

  • butchart replied

    ah thanks friend…. i really appreciate all your wonderful support…. we’ve become a couple of old timers eh??? ha….... peace and light…...b

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    At least there is a tinge of blue in the sky Butch….........which spells brightness from the dark, light from shade…...
    Beautiful words filled with sadness, melancholy and much heart….
    xx

  • butchart replied

    i’m so glad you saw the hope and blue skies in the end of this tracey….. i think it’s so important for all of us to remember that it is in our power to make ourselves happy.. just give the ol black dog a kick in the ass…...... thank you for your kind words…... love and light…....b

  • Sticky Flower

    Sticky Flower

    such beautiful imagery.I’ll recall these words next time skies are grey, so that I’m so busy getting lost in the artistry of them i don’t have time to talk about the weather :-)

  • butchart replied

    ahhh… thanks so much for your kind words… and please do remember to sing in those blue skies…...... peace and light….....b

  • Cassidy JK (Ra Or Emraeh)

    Cassidy JK (Ra...

    It is something we all face at different times, and some more often than others. Maybe the colors sometimes need to rest in some of us in order to burst forth with more brilliance and vibrancy the next time. I don’t know…but your writing, as always, is excellent, thought and image-provoking, heartfelt and resonates with many. Peace my friend. xoxo

  • butchart replied

    thanks sweetheart… and maybe you are right.. actually.. you are right….. we just have to remember that we have the power to make the skies blue again…..... love and light…..b

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Awww, sweetie…...((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))
    It’s a dance we do, being alive? Heartbeat, steps, missteps, pauses, slides and glides and bits of freedom, leaping in the air. You’re doing the toughest part of it now, I guess… Your words here are music…....

  • butchart replied

    yes.. it is quite a dance… we just have to remember to sing in those blue skies… your words are so kind and precious to me….. thank you dear one….... love and light…..b

  • lianne

    lianne

    omg How I hate late fall – and the grayness you describe so exquisitely dear heart. Even one with as light a spirit as you have, occasionally succombs to the heaviness of those gray days. But my darling, as always, the gray days are but the intermission before the second act in spring. Love you my darling.

  • butchart replied

    oh sweetheart…. i knew you’d see the hope of singing in those blue skies.. (even with OUR shitty singing voices)...... and grey skies aren’t so bad with beautiful souls like you to walk under them with…... some days it just feels good being back..doesn’t it…..... much love always….b

  • Robert Knapman

    Robert Knapman

    I think this one is one of your best (for me). You’ve got some great lines (no ambition for paler shades…and deep heartfelt mood. And…you can write about it so all is not lost. And this to will pass :)) xx hugs

  • butchart replied

    ahh robbie… you made me smile here…. i’m glad these words rang true for you…. i think we tend to forget sometimes that it is in our power to get happy… to sing and find bluer skies….... i hope you are well….. write me damn it…......xox….b

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Such a familiar feeling so evocatively rendered in this piece. I agree with Lianne it’s just intermission. I can feel feel you starting to shine again. X

  • butchart replied

    i still want to marry you…. :)

    thanks dear paul…. it’s great to hear from you and yes…. lets all sing for those bluer skies…. love and light….b

  • erich biemer

    erich biemer

    “stars kiss the wings
    of those that yearn”

    now that’s what i’m talking about!

  • butchart replied

    ah erich… you grabbed my favorite line….. thanks so much…. it really IS great reconnecting with you….... (how’s greg?).............b

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar

    Fabulous read b!

  • butchart replied

    you’re the best….... thank you so much…... how are you dear one?
    love and light….....b

  • Kristin  Reynolds

    Kristin Reynolds

    Oh, MAN do I know that void. you have described it perfectly. amazing work. YOU, are going in my faves. :) love, K xo

  • butchart replied

    wow.. and shucks….. thank you so much…. i’m glad this connected with you…. what we have to remember is that we have the power within ourselves t bring those blue skies back…..... love and light…..b

  • Erhan OZBIYIK

    Erhan OZBIYIK

    WOW WOW WOW !!!
    This one is wonderful as always Butch !!
    Great one !
    Great Hugs :)

  • butchart replied

    hey my friend… so good to see you….. and thank you.. i hope you are well…..... i have not been able to be around much these last few months so i’m sorry i have probably missed your wonderful work…..... but i see you are as kind as ever….... love and light….b

  • navybrat

    navybrat

    PERFECT!

  • butchart replied

    hey jotham… thank you and good to see you my friend…. i think we both were on a RB hiatus.. lots to catch up on… i hope you’ve been well…..... love and light…...b

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Oh, s$*@!!!
    I can’t make the link work!
    One more time…Blue Skies

  • butchart replied

    OMG… betty hutton… you DO know how old that makes us…. ha ha…. i always loved willie nelson’s version of that song too….. thanks for all your trouble sweetheart…... b

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    YAY!!!!! It works!!!!!

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Bwahah…I linkly-challenged….

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Butch! Sorry I messed up your comments!! Feel free to delete any of these!

    ::runs::

  • butchart replied

    ha…. it’s all good…... no worries…. :)

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    great

  • butchart replied

    thanks so much…. i’m really glad you stopped by.. peace and light….b

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    I’m 58.
    Just. As of 10 days ago.
    This morning I picked up an old TV set from the floor of the garage and put it in a trash container. Now my back feels like it’s 158....tomorrow I’ll be lucky if I can walk without toppling over.
    But I’m 5 inside!!

    LOL…you’re very welcome. Willie Nelson’s version is terrific!!!!!!! I almost grabbed that one for you!

  • Erika .

    Erika .

    stars kiss the wings
    of those that yearn
    earnestly waiting
    the blues’ return...the beauty in blues, the beauty in sadness. Love that part. Your words capture the essence once again Butch. Sublime.

  • butchart replied

    thanks so much sweet friend….. and don’t forget we can always sing those blue skies in when we have to…...... love and light…...b

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    Good to see you back again.

    Great words, i’ll think of these, often.

  • butchart replied

    hey buddy…. kick my arse for not being in touch…. definitely my bad…...... are you still buying those lotto tickets? i sure am…...... thanks for being such a good friend…...b

  • liesbeth

    liesbeth

    don’t think i have to tell you my thoughts.. one thing though..you just warmed my heart .. xx

  • butchart replied

    happy to do it sweet friend… thank you deal lizzie… and yes.. no real need for words…...... much love…..b

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    lovely my friend

  • butchart replied

    thanks buddy.. we need to meet up and shoot the breeze…... b

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    b…........magnificent as always!! :)

  • butchart replied

    thanks keith.. i hope you are doing good….. whats new in your world?......b

  • tkrosevear

    tkrosevear

    so glad I haven’t felt them in awhile – a beautiful and emotive write B ;) xoxox ♥

  • butchart replied

    ahh… thank you…. knowing that they will end.. that we can sing the blue skies back… makes the grey ones easier to handle… love and light….b

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    you express the feeling of emptiness and pending blues with such sweet perfection. xox

  • butchart replied

    xoxoxoxo…...b

  • Rick Williams

    Rick Williams

    well done I loved this xx

  • butchart replied

    thanks rick… i appreciate it.. it’s great to hear from you…. peace and light….b

  • Wordslinger

    Wordslinger

    Hey b, some terrific wordsmithing here. You paint a wonderful albeit sad image. I like it.

  • butchart replied

    thank you my friend… i wanted to paint a picture of hope as well…. to find the balance between the dark and light…...... b

  • ricardo perez jr

    ricardo perez jr

    i get that

  • butchart replied

    cool…... i’m glad that you do…. we can move through those grey skies if we know that the blue ones are coming… and thank you so much for the feature…... peace and light…..b

  • TBall

    TBall

    beautiful and so well crafted with ease

  • butchart replied

    hey friend…. great to see you… and thanks so much….. i hope you and your partner have been doing well…....... b

  • BiographyofRed8

    BiographyofRed8

    I honestly thought this was a song lyric, written in such a way that it is, i got to the end of it and thought wow, this is superb, sublime writing.. how do you do it? It is my favorite definately for today.. reading so often I guess one finds these rare gems in between. This is one of those poems where you think “this just blew me away” !!!!!!!

  • butchart replied

    not sure what to say here red….. i write from the heart…....and when i get such beautiful support and kind words from exceptionally talented people like you… well….. “that blows ME away”............ thank you so much…... love and light….....b

  • tkrosevear
  • butchart replied

    thank you so much friend… i’m truley honoured and appreciate the kind gesture…. it always feels good to have my writing recognized…....... love and light….b

  • Earthmonster

    Earthmonster

    Congrats Butch!

  • butchart replied

    thank you mark … i really appreciate it…. and i’m honoured…. i apologize for not answering your email and kind offer yet…. i guess my writing is my best form of rebuttal and or statement on the subject… (anyways) i’ll bmail you a longer reply soon…...... thanks again…..b

  • Jordan Busson

    Jordan Busson

    P.S. congrats on the feature in the redbuuble writing section, b.

  • butchart replied

    :) thank you friend….b

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    we do indeed man. send me a message or email me – or something. damn being on the other side of the planet..

  • butchart replied

    i’ll email you… rb is slower than fried fuck these days… it would take a week to have a conversation…....

  • gretchen .

    gretchen .

    i love the weight of every single one of your words. you have an amazing talent at making every word count, the way (i think) all brilliant poetry should. :-) great writing. xox

  • butchart replied

    what a beautiful compliment… thank you so very much… it’s not yet dawn here..but you’ve already brought a smile into my day,,,,,,, love and light…..b

  • BiographyofRed8

    BiographyofRed8

    congratulations on the feature.. !

  • butchart replied

    thanks red.. it was really kind of you to stop back by… the feature felt good… :)

  • Rakuda

    Rakuda

    wonderful

  • butchart replied

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

  • jason7726

    jason7726

    This is just really good, no two ways about it

  • butchart replied

    hey jason… thanks so much.. i appreciate you reading my work…..and welcome to the bubble….... peace and light…...b

  • Kristin  Reynolds

    Kristin Reynolds

    just wanted to say, congrats on your mainpage feature!!! xox

  • butchart replied

    wow… that’s really sweet of you Kristin… thank you so much…..b

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    know this feeling too . . . you write beautifully. every word is perfect

  • butchart replied

    then you also know that it ends… and we have the power within us to “sing it away”... thank you so very much for all your support and kind words on my writing…...... peace and light…..b

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Beautiful writing!!!

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much mindy.. i appreciate you stopping by my work….... peace and light….....b

  • greeneyedlady

    greeneyedlady

    WOW….you’ve made getting the blues beautiful with this piece….

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much for reading and commenting on my work…i hope that reader will also see that this ends on “wings of hope for blue skies and better days”........ peace and light….b

  • greeneyedlady

    greeneyedlady

    yes, that was my take on it, that we all have these days of blues but we can come out of them….doesn’t mean we won’t see them again but, for me anyway, there is always light at the end of them….

  • butchart replied

    then probably like me you have learned to embrace them… i believe we need to accept the dark for what it is and what it can offer us.. if notthing else it helps us see the beauty of the light…...... thank you for returning and sharing your insight….......b

  • mikeyartscape

    mikeyartscape

    you have way too much poetic creativity to allow the blues to linger for too long – may you find a fresh canvas of inspiration to direct more wonderful words and verse – this is a favourite :)

  • butchart replied

    ah,,, thanks again my frined.. you have made my eraly morning…. i’m actually doing well…. some times (alot) actually… i write about past feelings or emotions that i think other have felt or can empathize with…... anyways…your kind words have touched me,,,,,, (did you happen to notice the new avatar for the gay group? :) )

  • Andy Hair Candy

    Andy Hair Candy

    sounds like a weekend in croydon.

    fookin loved it :)

    i wanna get in on this community! i just signed up today and uploaded some old work.

  • butchart replied

    hey andy… thank you for the kind words… and welcome to the bubble mate… i’ll look forward to reading your words…..... peace and light…......b

  • AsylumWitch

    AsylumWitch

    Soooo true and beautifully said. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt lol.
    I love this piece. Well done my friend.

  • butchart replied

    ah thanks sweetheart….... i’m wishing that people see the hope in this and that in the end..we can sing our own blue skies back into existance….......hope you are well…...........b

  • John Fish

    John Fish

    boy I can relate to this. just remember that this will pass. I know it’s hard. great writing though. This doesn’t seem quite as poetic because it expresses so much pain. but you convey those feelings with your words as beautifully as other emotions.

  • butchart replied

    hey john… thanks so much for tracking this down and giving it a read… my intent (which i must not have translated well) was for the reader to leave this piece with a sense of hope…
    sing in the blues is a bit of a play on words meaning we all..each one of us….are capable of finding blue skies within ourselves… i guess i got to clever for my own good on this one…..... ha…..... take care my friend…......b

  • John Fish

    John Fish

    oh yes, I read it again and I see the hope at the ending. just beautiful. how embarrassing. guess I just naturally sank into the despair and missed the happy ending. story of my life.

  • butchart replied

    ah john,,, how kind of you to revisit…. it tells me that you really do strive to understand the artist’s perspective… much like i do…. and i wish more people did instead of the perfunctory glances which seem so common…...... thank you again….......b

  • Genevieve Robey

    Genevieve Robey

    Oh yes, I can relate very strongly … This is beautiful and helps us to understand celebrating and dealing with all parts of the spiral. Well done, a really important piece.

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much… i really appreciate your kind words and the time you took to write them….... peace and light…....b

  • KEITH  R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL...

    sheer excellence

  • butchart replied

    thank you so much keith… seems our paths have not crossed of late….... but knowing you are here brings me joy…...... peace and light to you….......b

  • Solomon Walker

    Solomon Walker

    excellent work!

  • butchart replied

    thank you solomon… as a writer that i admire.. i always feel honoured and proud when you visit my work….. peace and light to you my friend….b

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