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Butterfly Moments

tender memories dangle
upon a silver thread
held in place
by the gleaning teeth
of a melancholy moon

yesterday etched
upon sequence skies
shimmering bold
for the whole world to see
stars masking tears
hidden within melding colors
as below one girl says a
final farewell to
her unrequited dreams

she swallows her pride
and pulls out her brush
stroking one last moment
across a lusterless sky
wanting so badly to believe
she can change things
but knowing in her heart
the time has come
to stop even trying

pausing silent while
basking one last time
in the beauty of days
that were lived
within love's innocence
before stroking
the mourning hues
of a fading midnight
along night's edge

she wipes away the tears
that have claimed her cheeks
smiles at the memories
melting before her eyes

silently curtseying in
ceremonious defeat
she blows a kiss into
chilly autumn winds

and whispers one final
"I love you"
that echoes briefly
upon the cusp of dawn
before melding into the
skyscape with the rest
of her yesterdays

leaving nothing but
a blank canvas
and a grateful woman
still able to dream
and hold a paintbrush
standing alone
in the beauty
of possibility

and there
in that space
somewhere between
early morning dewdrops
and an unpainted destiny
she lets go of his memory
setting her heart free

©LadyRaine