Butterfly poetry collection
Body and Soul: Poetic Connections
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Flesh and Spirit:
Body is flesh, tangible and real,
Soul spirit, what we feel.
One moves with a physical grace,
The other dreams, a sacred space.
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Form and Essence:
Body form, structured and bold,
Soul essence, stories told.
One exists in the here and now,
The other transcends, where and how.
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Mortal and Eternal:
Body mortal, finite and clear,
Soul eternal, always near.
One lives with a measured time,
The other flows, beyond the climb.
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Physical and Spiritual:
Body is physical, grounded and real,
Soul is spiritual, what we feel.
One engages with tangible grace,
The other transcends, time and space.
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Flesh and Essence:
Body is flesh, a mortal frame,
Soul is essence, beyond the name.
One decays with passing years,
The other lives, beyond fears.
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Flesh and Spirit:
Body, where our lives unfold,
Soul, the essence, pure and bold.
Body, with its earthly ties,
Soul, where dreams and truth arise.
Comparisons
Body, mortal, time's embrace,
Soul, eternal, boundless space.
Both together, human whole,
In their balance, life and soul.
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