Copyright Information – “i think i melt from authenticity more than anything”
Copyright Information – “i think i melt from authenticity more than anything”Copyright Information – “i think i melt from authenticity more than anything”
Copyright Information – “i think i melt from authenticity more than anything”“i think i melt from authenticity more than anything”
– butterflies rising
Quote and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on March 4, 2018
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
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Copyright Information – “i think it’s a good thing”
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Copyright Information – “i think it’s a good thing”(December 2018 version to present)
“A Good Thing… i think it’s a good thing, how we can struggle in such desperation for clarity and still never find a way to make any sense of how they treated us… i think it means we’re just not capable of that same cruelty within ourselves. and i think that’s a really good thing.”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Original version published publicly first on January 17, 2017
– Second versions published publicly on October 27 & 28 2017
– Final version published publicly on December 18, 2018
– Final version published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
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(original January 2017 version)
“i think it’s a good thing, how we can toil our souls in desperation for clarity and never make sense of how they treated us… it means we’re not capable of being such terrible creatures”
– butterflies rising
(October 2017 versions)
“i think it’s a good thing, how we can struggle in such desperation for clarity, and still never find any way to make any sense of how they treated us… i think it means we’re just not capable of such harmful things within ourselves”
“i think it’s a good thing, how we can struggle in such desperation for clarity, and still never find any way to make any sense of how they treated us… i think it means we’re just not capable of such darkness within ourselves”
– butterflies rising
(January 2018 version)
“i think it’s a good thing, how we can struggle in such desperation for clarity, and still never find any way to make any sense of how they treated us… i think it means we’re just not capable of that same cruelty within ourselves”
– butterflies rising
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Copyright Information – “i think maybe i’ve already loved you in a million different ways…”
Copyright Information – “i think maybe i’ve already loved you in a million different ways…”Copyright Information – “i think maybe i’ve already loved you in a million different ways…”
Copyright Information – “i think maybe i’ve already loved you in a million different ways…”“i think maybe
i’ve already loved you
in a million different ways,
through different timelines,
and there’s this way
we always, yet never align,
like we test this parallel, and run
before we collide
– the way souls dance“
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on April 23, 2018
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
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Copyright Information – “i think you have to chase it. that thing that tells you… keep. going.”
Copyright Information – “i think you have to chase it. that thing that tells you… keep. going.”Copyright Information – “i think you have to chase it. that thing that tells you… keep. going.”
Copyright Information – “i think you have to chase it. that thing that tells you… keep. going.”“i think you have to chase it.
that thing that tells you… keep. going.
because there are wilder sunsets and more colors to know.
and there are still answers for what’s pulling at you.
and i think you have to chase them…
i think you have to keep going.”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising that is an excerpt from her full poem ‘wilder sunsets’.
– Full poem published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on December 27, 2020
– Variation published as an excerpt on her poetry blog and social media on October 11, 2021
– Published in her paperback book ‘go where you breathe free’ on February 21, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on March 8, 2022
– Published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022
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Copyright Information – “i think you’re where all of me finds home”
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Copyright Information – “i think you’re where all of me finds home”“forever trying
to reconcile this hopelessly
romantic heart and this fiercely
independent soul
i’m such a soft lover…
and a wild wanderer
but i think you’re where
all of me finds home”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising that is also where her quotes ‘a soft lover, and a wild wanderer’ and ‘forever trying to reconcile a hopelessly romantic heart and a fiercely independent soul’ are derived from.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on April 17, 2019
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
– Published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022
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Copyright Information – “i think you’re made of flowers”
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Copyright Information – “i think you’re made of flowers”“i think you’re made of flowers;
how you bloom when there’s light
on your skin”
– butterflies rising
Quote and original work by the author butterflies rising that is also an excerpt from her prose poem ‘you’re made of flowers’.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on August 13, 2018
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
– Published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022
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Copyright Information – “i will look for you in every lifetime, until we finally stay”
Copyright Information – “i will look for you in every lifetime, until we finally stay”Copyright Information – “i will look for you in every lifetime, until we finally stay”
Copyright Information – “i will look for you in every lifetime, until we finally stay”“i will look for you in every lifetime, until we finally stay”
– butterflies rising
Quote and original work by the author butterflies rising that is an excerpt from her longer poem ‘even if it is madness’.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on October 8, 2018
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
– Published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022
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Copyright Information – “i will not be the same”
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Copyright Information – “i will not be the same”“you have
imprinted on me,
leaving traces of you here,
leaving light in my pathways,
it has shifted my soul,
and this life won’t be the same…
i will not be the same“
– butterflies rising
Micropoem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on November 30, 2018
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
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Copyright Information – “i’m finally learning to walk away”
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Copyright Information – “i’m finally learning to walk away”“if anyone or anything
needs my spirit to be small…
i’m finally learning
to walk away”
– butterflies rising
Quote and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog on March 4, 2019
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
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Copyright Information – “i’ve been patient in so much waiting, always barely touching dreams…”
Copyright Information – “i’ve been patient in so much waiting, always barely touching dreams…”Copyright Information – “i’ve been patient in so much waiting, always barely touching dreams…”
Copyright Information – “i’ve been patient in so much waiting, always barely touching dreams…”“i’ve been patient in so much waiting, always barely touching dreams at the ends of wanting fingertips… but now i feel a spark, and i’m ready for life to bring me what it’s been holding in the “someday”… and i will let this be the time when dreams stop feeling out of reach, as they fall into my grasp and start unfolding all around me.”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising that her quote ‘i hope this is the year your dreams stop feeling out of reach‘ is derived from.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on December 28, 2023
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Copyright Information – “i’ve got dreams… ones that are drenched in art”
Copyright Information – “i’ve got dreams… ones that are drenched in art”Copyright Information – “i’ve got dreams… ones that are drenched in art”
Copyright Information – “i’ve got dreams… ones that are drenched in art”“i’ve got dreams…
ones that are drenched in art
and taste like adventure…
ones that feel like
being kissed until my heart bursts…
ones that open up my whole soul
like a wildflower on fire.”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising that is derived from her longer prose poem ‘my mama had dreams’.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on November 20, 2021
– Published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022
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November 20, 2021
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Copyright Information – “i’m still learning how to hear the word beautiful”
Copyright Information – “i’m still learning how to hear the word beautiful”Copyright Information – “i’m still learning how to hear the word beautiful”
Copyright Information – “i’m still learning how to hear the word beautiful”“i’m still learning how to hear the word beautiful and let it be meant for me …to breathe it in and let it belong here”
– butterflies rising
Quote and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog on May 15, 2018
– Published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
– Published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022
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May 15, 2018
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