I collect butterflies,
But mine are never displayed
Pinned under clear glass
Loosely assembled,
Mine aren’t arrayed in cases
Alphabetically
No, mine flit about
Pausing to sip at petals
Eliciting smiles
Butterfly Collecting
I collect butterflies,
But mine are never displayed
Pinned under clear glass
Loosely assembled,
Mine aren’t arrayed in cases
Alphabetically
No, mine flit about
Pausing to sip at petals
Eliciting smiles
Novelist
Doing the best I can with what I have
kind of sad, but not so bad with cheese. cheese not provided.
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By Ian Garrabrant
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And making the world a better place.
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That’s the way to do it
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Thank you.
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Yours are the best kind xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I agree!
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I remember seeing the stuck pin kind at museum as a kid and thinking what. (This was before I’d add a the and another word. O It so STUCK with me, I used the imagery of taking these creatures of beauty and pinning them in a book once. I mean I don’t always mind everything but that ? That left me glad to see your words today x xxx
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When our kids were in middle school they were required to create a collection of insects. It broke my heart!
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God’s sake, what kind of school was this???x
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A school in North Dakota. For awhile my house looked like a taxidermist’s shop.
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Heavens they must do things differently there.
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Thank goodness!
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I never understood the need to kill in order to admire.
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Me either!
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I bet you have a butterfly bush!
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I don’t, but I have goldenrod and milkweed!
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