Winter Butterfly
Listen to Jacqueline read her poem ...
A ripple of excitement
Washes across the hall,
A collective breath of appreciation
As she flitters amongst us all.
She brings a touch of summer
To this weary winter’s day.
She lifts our hearts, she gifts a smile
As she flutters on her way.
Into the far top corner,
Silhouette on window edge,
As she settles in the sunshine,
Motionless on the ledge.
She tastes sun’s warmth, she longs to soar,
Unaware winter’s bite would kill her.
Fluttering frantically to be free,
I yearn to be able to save her.
Washes across the hall,
A collective breath of appreciation
As she flitters amongst us all.
She brings a touch of summer
To this weary winter’s day.
She lifts our hearts, she gifts a smile
As she flutters on her way.
Into the far top corner,
Silhouette on window edge,
As she settles in the sunshine,
Motionless on the ledge.
She tastes sun’s warmth, she longs to soar,
Unaware winter’s bite would kill her.
Fluttering frantically to be free,
I yearn to be able to save her.
This poem is copyright (©) Jacqueline Shirtliff 2024
About the Writer
Jacqueline Shirtliff
Jacqueline is a poet and primary school teacher on the Isle of Man. One of her favourite things is helping children to love poetry and reading and encouraging them to be writers themselves. She lives in a rose-covered cottage near the sea and enjoys gardening, crochet, and playing the tuba and harp, but not all at the same time! You can read some of her other poems in The Caterpillar, Tyger Tyger, Northern Gravy, The Toy, and Little Thoughts Press.
