Butterfly poetry collection
Work and Play: Poetic Balances
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Labor and Leisure:
Work is labor, effort and strife,
Play is leisure, joy in life.
One toils with a focused mind,
The other relaxes, time to unwind.
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Duty and Fun:
Work is duty, tasks to complete,
Play is fun, a carefree beat.
One commits with a serious tone,
The other laughs, a happy zone.
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Effort and Enjoyment:
Work is effort, a determined face,
Play is enjoyment, a playful grace.
One strives with a goal in sight,
The other delights, pure and light.
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Labor and Leisure:
Work is labor, a diligent grind,
Play is leisure, a free mind.
One strives for goals with steady pace,
The other frolics in a carefree space.
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Effort and Joy:
Work is effort, a focused path,
Play is joy, in laughter's bath.
One builds dreams with tireless might,
The other dances, pure delight.
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Labor and Leisure:
Work, it builds with steady hand,
Play, it dances, free and grand.
Work, it strives with purpose clear,
Play, it sings with laughter near.
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Work, it shapes the world we see,
Play, it dreams of what can be.
Both together, life's full scope,
In their balance, dreams and hope.
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