Butterfly poetry collection
Brief Encounters: Poetic Musings on the Impact of Meeting Someone Just Once
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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About Someone
Brief Encounter
In a fleeting moment, our paths aligned,
A glimpse of a soul, so intertwined.
Though brief, your impact profound,
In memories, your essence is found.
About Someone
Passing Glance
Our eyes met, a spark in the air,
A fleeting connection, beyond compare.
Though our paths diverged that day,
Your presence lingers, in a subtle way.
About Someone
Transient Touch
A touch of fate, our meeting was brief,
Yet you left an imprint, beyond belief.
In that moment, a story untold,
A brief encounter, worth more than gold.
About Someone
One-Time Wonder
Met you once at a summer fair,
Your bright red hat, your golden hair.
We laughed, we danced, just for a night,
A fleeting moment, pure delight.
Never saw you again, but still,
Your memory gives my heart a thrill.
One-time wonder, a brief affair,
In my mind, you're always there.
About Someone
The Elevator Chat
Met you once in an elevator ride,
Our conversation short, but wide.
Talked of weather, sports, and life,
In those moments, free of strife.
Never met again, but still I smile,
Thinking of that briefest while.
One-time chat, so swift, so neat,
A fleeting memory, bittersweet.
About Someone
Brief Encounter
In a fleeting moment's space,
I glimpsed your soul, your grace.
A chance meeting, a brief hello,
Yet your presence left an afterglow.
Your smile, a spark in time,
A rhythm, a perfect rhyme.
Though our paths crossed just for a while,
Your memory lingers, making me smile.
In the vast expanse of life's grand play,
Our moment, a bright display.
Though brief, it was profound,
A treasure, in my heart, found.
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