The Attraction of Pale Blue

Posted on May 23, 2021 by purplepeninportland 
Written for:  Sunday Muse #161
Surreal Art by Catrin Welz-Stein
Butterflies gravitate
towards pale blue
like my dress.  They
know I will care
for them.  Not put
them in a cage.  Now
that you have released
them, I do hope
the butterflies will
forgive you, and your
washed out pink frock.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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23 Responses to The Attraction of Pale Blue

  1. Gillena Cox says:
    May 23, 2021 at 11:28 am

    Ha!!!! luv this. Happy Sunday Sara

    (✿◠‿◠)

    much love…

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  2. wyndolynne says:
    May 23, 2021 at 12:34 pm

    interesting…the line between taming and caring.

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  3. Helen Dehner says:
    May 23, 2021 at 1:38 pm

    You took the image and told a poem story …. wonderful!!

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  4. Hank Kaykuala says:
    May 23, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    Pale blue is definitely more forgiving and friendlier, Sara! Like it any day!

    Hank

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  5. Sherry Marr says:
    May 23, 2021 at 6:33 pm

    Always lovely to read you, Sara.

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  6. Carrie V. H. says:
    May 23, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    Love the differences painted in your poem Sara! I agree blue is a freeing color to gravitate to.

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  7. Portofino says:
    May 23, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    A moment in a long-standing sister-spat,

    “Butterflies gravitate // towards pale blue // like my dress…. I do hope // the butterflies will // forgive you, and your // washed out pink frock.”

    So there! So true to life.

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  8. msjadeli says:
    May 24, 2021 at 3:04 am

    I know there’s a metaphor in there somewhere!

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  9. Beverly Crawford says:
    May 24, 2021 at 7:42 pm

    That’s telling her like it is, her and her washed out pink dress! Your words curled the paper! Loved it.

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  10. VJ Knutson says:
    May 24, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    Love the whimsy of this – suits the image.

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  11. Susie Clevenger says:
    May 25, 2021 at 7:26 pm

    Oh I needed the smiles this poem brought me today.

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