As the morning sun began to warm the garden, scenting the air, they began to appear.
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Ballet in the air…
Twin butterflies until, twice white
They Meet, they mate
~ Matsuo Bashō, Japanese Haiku
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Light butterfly
Dancing through the air
Morning dreams
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wake up wake up
I want you for a friend
sleeping butterfly
~ Basho
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sharing tree shade
with a butterfly…
friends in a previous life
~ Issa
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Life? Butterfly
on a swaying grass
That’s all …
but exquisite!
~ Soin
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I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.
~ Charles Dickens
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A Canuck's Eye View 