~Lepidopteras~

"Unknown"
Sarolta Ban.

Up and down
and up again, and down,
as the clock swings around
counting seconds and minutes aloud,
counting hours in a sweep
and days in a leap,
as years pass by
the Lepidopteras swing
on a see-saw made in heaven,
with earth in between
and time passing into oblivion!

Written for MindLoveMisery's Photo Challenge!

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45 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 20, 2014 at 1:40 AM

    I love the link between time and butterflies -- there is an endless feeling to watching they maneuver through the garden. Great poem!

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  2. MichaelAugust 20, 2014 at 5:40 AM

    Time does pass into oblivion, I like that notion, we recall the past but the exact moments are gone, I love that you have given me that idea to contemplate. Time may live on, and the past is old time, but ours is finite.

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  3. Brian MillerAugust 20, 2014 at 8:18 AM

    ha. i had to look up Lepidopteras...did not know that name...
    this has a cool ring of myth...like the turtle on whose back the world rests

    butterflies are cool...smiles.

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  4. UnknownAugust 20, 2014 at 11:27 AM

    What a lovely poem, and I discovered a new word:)

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  5. UnknownAugust 20, 2014 at 8:20 PM

    Lucky Lepiplop...Leolop...Lepalap...
    Butterflies!
    Beautiful thoughts. :-)
    Thank you for visiting us at The Netherworld.

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    1. UnknownAugust 23, 2014 at 3:52 PM

      my pleasure Faycin! it is a crazy word huh!! :)

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  6. brudbergAugust 24, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    What a nice way to describe how time passes.. :-)

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  7. avalonAugust 24, 2014 at 5:33 PM

    Fun concept, butterflies on a see-saw in the sky ;-)
    Whenever I visit here, I go away wanting coffee

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    1. UnknownAugust 24, 2014 at 9:55 PM

      Thank you Jo hannah.. thats really sweet of you :)

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  8. Old EggAugust 24, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    I have to agree with jo-hanna on the coffee! I like to think that butterflies randomness in flight is a defence mechanism. Great rhyme!

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  9. MaryAugust 24, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    So quickly those seconds become minutes become hours...as the years pass by!

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  10. Sumana RoyAugust 24, 2014 at 6:02 PM

    you've nicely captured the passage of time with wonderful imagery...

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  11. Magical Mystical TeacherAugust 24, 2014 at 6:28 PM

    This is a playful piece!

    An Ernest Whirl

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  12. ZQAugust 24, 2014 at 7:50 PM

    I love this piece!
    ZQ

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  13. Gen Giggles August 24, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    I loved the idea that moths and butterflies keep time. I may borrow this.

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  14. Anand S UnniAugust 24, 2014 at 11:37 PM

    There is a deep meaning or idea if you can call it, going up and down with your Lepidopteras. A mere 'Butterfly' would just not have made the message clear nor perfect. Good job. In fact this is too good!

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    1. UnknownAugust 24, 2014 at 11:58 PM

      Thank you Anand... am glad you enjoyed it :)

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  15. GabriellaAugust 25, 2014 at 1:11 AM

    Time flies indeed. You have haut expressed this with sweet and evocative words and images.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 25, 2014 at 1:27 AM

    I love butterflies and the image makes sense to me as do your words. Very nice combination,

    Elizabeth

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  17. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerAugust 25, 2014 at 1:36 AM

    I love this--love the picture--love the pice

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  18. J.N.T.August 25, 2014 at 1:59 AM

    Arushi, oh my, you got an excellent piece here. Not only do I love your lines because they are so whimsical, I also loved your accompanying image. I love butterflies period. Lastly, I've learned a new word: Lepidopteras! :)

    Jamztoma
    Jamztoma.blogspot.com

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  19. Gillena CoxAugust 25, 2014 at 2:23 AM

    Really nice, like a science fiction movie, the swing of the Lepidopteras, have a nice Sunday, happy you dropped in at my blog

    Much love...

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  20. TorieAugust 25, 2014 at 8:16 PM

    Such lovely images in both your writing and the picture :) I really enjoyed reading this one!

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  21. UnknownAugust 25, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    Thank you Loredana...

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  22. AnonymousAugust 29, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    Love the title and the rhythm absolutely wonderfully done!

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  23. LocomenteAugust 29, 2014 at 9:34 PM

    The last three lines refuse to leave my mind...
    Very lovely!

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  24. gunjanAugust 5, 2015 at 12:01 AM

    who r you my dear... love you... god bless you.

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So much time I spent writing this... Leave me here the words on your lips!!

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