Butterfly poetry collection
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Elation and Gloom:
Joy is elation, a heart full of song,
Sadness gloom, where shadows belong.
One lifts with a buoyant grace,
The other lingers, a somber space.
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Glee and Sorrow:
Joy is glee, laughter's bright cheer,
Sadness sorrow, a silent tear.
One dances with light in its step,
The other walks, in thoughts kept.
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Happiness and Melancholy:
Joy is happiness, warm and bright,
Sadness melancholy, dark as night.
One beams with a radiant light,
The other sighs, out of sight.
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Delight and Gloom:
Joy is delight, a radiant day,
Sadness gloom, in shadows lay.
One sings with a vibrant tune,
The other weeps, a somber croon.
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Happiness and Sorrow:
Joy is happiness, a bright embrace,
Sadness sorrow, a solemn face.
One uplifts with a cheerful song,
The other lingers, quiet and long.
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Light and Shadow:
Joy, a burst of sunlight's cheer,
Sadness, shadows drawing near.
Joy, it lifts with laughter's song,
Sadness, where our tears belong.
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Joy, it brightens every day,
Sadness, shades the grey.
Both within the human heart,
In their balance, never part.
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