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Butterfly poetry collection

Swallow Songs: Poems of Flight

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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01

Animals

Sky’s Acrobat

Swallow's flight in morning's light,
Sky's acrobat, pure delight.
In every swoop, in every glide,
Nature's dance, far and wide.
Through your flight, beauty's spread,
Swallow's whispers, gently led.
Soft and bright in dawn's beam,
Swallow's charm, softly seen.
In every sky, in every place,
Nature's wonder, nature's grace.
Beneath the sun with wings so swift,
Swallow's grace, nature's gift.
Each flight a testament to nature's might,
Sky's own acrobat, day and night.
From branch to sky, your journey's flight,
Swallow's magic, pure and bright.

02

Animals

Aerial Dance

Swallow's touch in sky's embrace,
Aerial dance, pure and grace.
In every swoop, in every fold,
Life's fine touch, softly bold.
Through your flight, beauty's shown,
Swallow's love, softly grown.
Light and free in morning's glow,
Swallow's charm, gently show.
In every sky, in every space,
Nature's wonder, nature's grace.
Amidst the clouds where shadows fall,
Swallow's dance, above all.
Whispering tales of nature's heart,
Sky's own song, a work of art.
Each swoop a promise, each glide a dream,
Aerial dance, supreme.

03

Animals

Winged Grace

Swallow in morning's light,
Winged grace, pure and bright.
In every swoop, in every fold,
Nature's beauty, softly told.
Through your flight, beauty's spread,
Swallow's whispers, gently led.
Soft and lush in morning's glow,
Swallow's charm, softly show.
In every sky, in every place,
Nature's wonder, nature's grace.
As dawn breaks with morning's light,
Swallow's dance, pure delight.
Soaring high with gentle ease,
Nature's acrobat, hearts to please.
Each flight a testament to life's embrace,
Swallow's song, nature's grace.

04

Animals

Swallow's Swing

A swallow so swift in flight,
Loved to dart and twist all night.
"Watch me swoop, watch me dive,
I'm the sky's joy, so alive!"
The clouds laughed, the stars would cheer,
At the swallow's dance so near.
With each flight, joy would grow,
In the swallow's airy show.

05

Animals

Swallow's Serenade

A swallow loved to sing,
In the morning, welcoming spring.
"Tweet tweet tweet!" it'd sing with cheer,
As the dawn drew near.
The forest joined in the tune,
Under the soft, glowing moon.
With each note, joy would rise,
In the swallow's musical skies.

06

Animals

Sky Dancers

Amidst the sky where swallows soar, their graceful arcs forever more,
Swallow whispers, in the air's encore.
Wings that slice through evening's glow, with acrobatic, stunning show,
Swallow's whispers, in the twilight's flow.
Nests that cling to cliffs and eaves, where swallows rest in summer's leaves,
Swallow poems, in the gentle breeze.
Amidst the dusk and dawn's first light, where swallows dance in pure delight,
Swallow whispers, in the morning's height.
Each flight a tale of freedom's ring, in the sky where swallows sing,
Swallow poems, in the evening's cling.

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