My cocoon tightens, colors tease, I’m feeling for the air;
A dim capacity for wings
Degrades the dress I wear.
Category: butterflies
From an older post: “ADVICE FROM A BUTTERFLY” by Ilan Shamir (Consejos de una mariposa)
Get out of your cocoon
Take yourself lightly
Look for the sweetness in life
Take time to smell the flowers
HAIKU POEMS: “End of Winter” (Poemas HAIKUS: “Fin del invierno”)
“End of Winter” Did you notice that The days are getting longer And birds sing songs of love? I can’t wait for Spring To paint it all with colors, For butterflies & blooms! (and to say goodbye to Winter blues!!!) Amira Photo credit: Spring @ Pinterest “Fin del invierno” Te…
SHAMANIC SERIES Learning from animals Haiku Poems: “Butterfly” (Series chamánicas: “Mariposa”) Poem dedicated to Irede
Shamanic series “Butterfly” Spiritual growth, grace, Transformation, tenderness, Beauty, transcendence… Teaches: -Connect (to) Higher Self -Embrace a new way of being -Let your spirit soar! (Also: trust in the power of faith -let go of past limitations or sorrows – get in touch with the Divine feminine –…
POEMS: “Morning Splendour” by Margaret Jang
The morning splendour of sounds and sights,
is breathtaking, it is sheer delight.
The songbirds are chirping in the trees,
singing merrily with so much ease.
HAIKU NATURE POEMS: “Monarch Butterfly” (“Mariposa monarca”) This poem is dedicated to Susan
“Monarch Butterfly” Majestic, orange, black and white… Freely flies in the sky: A Monarch Butterfly! Amira “Mariposa Monarca” Majestuosa, naranja, negra y blanca … Vuela libre en el cielo Una mariposa Monarca! Amira This poem is dedicated to my dear friend Susan. Este poema está dedicado a mi querida amiga Susan
HAIKU NATURE POEMS: “Butterfly” (“Mariposa”) This poem is dedicated in memory of my mom
“Butterfly” Winged spirit, fly so high Joyful and free… A butterfly! Amira “Mariposa” Espíritu alado, vuela tan alto Alegre y libre … ¡Una mariposa! Amira This poem is dedicated to my mom remembering her birthday… Due to Her special affinity for butterflies, it’s a symbolic image for me, as she…
INSPIRATIONAL STORIES: “The butterfly” (about life’s struggles)
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
SPIRITUAL POEMS: “From the Chrysalis” by Emily Dickinson
My cocoon tightens, colors tease,
I’m feeling for the air;
A dim capacity for wings, Degrades the dress I wear.
APRIL SPRING POEMS FROM SPAIN: “Yellow Spring” (Primavera amarilla) by Juan Ramón Jiménez
April came, all
filled with yellow flowers.
INSPIRATIONAL POEMS: “Song” by Amy Lowell
Oh! To be a flower
Nodding in the sun,
Bending, then upspringing
As the breezes run;
Take a moment to delight in nature even from your own home (24/7 live cam)
The Panama Fruit Feeder Cam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Canopy Family.
