Butterfly poetry collection
Cliffs and Plateaus: Poetic Landscapes
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Steep and Flat:
Cliffs, steep, rising bold,
Plateaus, flat, tales of old.
One stands tall, defying the sky,
The other spreads wide, steady and high.
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Sheer and Broad:
Cliffs, sheer drops, daring and steep,
Plateaus, broad, where horizons leap.
One challenges with its vertical might,
The other extends in the morning light.
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Majestic and Vast:
Cliffs, majestic, towering high,
Plateaus, vast, touching the sky.
One ascends in a sharp, swift flight,
The other sprawls, in expansive sight.
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Steep and Flat:
Cliffs are steep, daring and high,
Plateaus flat, under the sky.
One reaches with a rugged face,
The other stretches, a steady place.
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Rise and Spread:
Cliffs are rise, a towering might,
Plateaus spread, a level sight.
One ascends with a sharp embrace,
The other extends, a wide space.
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Earth's Form:
Cliffs, where heights meet endless skies,
Plateaus, where plains in silence lies.
Cliffs, in rugged majesty stand tall,
Plateaus, where echoes softly call.
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Both together, earth's contrast,
In their union, beauty vast.
Cliffs and plateaus, landscapes told,
Nature's secrets, ages old.
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