Butterfly poetry collection
Longing and Contentment: Poetic Contrasts
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Yearning and Peace:
Longing is yearning, heart's desire,
Contentment peace, calm and entire.
One reaches with an open hand,
The other rests, across the land.
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Desire and Fulfillment:
Longing desire, wanting more,
Contentment fulfillment, at its core.
One seeks with a fervent plea,
The other stays, happily.
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Ache and Satisfaction:
Longing ache, deep and true,
Contentment satisfaction, a gentle view.
One dreams with a distant eye,
The other smiles, a peaceful sigh.
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Desire and Peace:
Longing is desire, reaching high,
Contentment peace, a satisfied sigh.
One dreams of what might be,
The other rests, happy and free.
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Yearn and Fulfillment:
Longing is yearn, an endless quest,
Contentment fulfillment, in joy blessed.
One seeks with a fervent heart,
The other enjoys, a quiet start.
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Desire and Peace:
Longing, dreams of what's to be,
Contentment, where the heart's set free.
Longing, reaching, always more,
Contentment, rests where less is more.
Comparisons
Longing, drives the dreams we chase,
Contentment, finds a gentle place.
Both together, shape our quest,
In their balance, find our rest.
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