Copyright Information – “i love like flowers and fire…”
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Copyright Information – “i love like flowers and fire…”“i love like flowers and fire…
i don’t know any other way.
soft and vulnerable… and wild
and burning… with my heart
broken. wide. open.”
– butterflies rising
Micropoem and original work by the author butterflies rising that is derived from her full poem ‘a graceful exit: i love like flowers and fire… i don’t know any other way‘
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on March 27, 2020
– Full poem published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
– Micropoem 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 said, i want to learn to trust you, but i don’t know how.”
Copyright Information – “i said, i want to learn to trust you, but i don’t know how.”Copyright Information – “i said, i want to learn to trust you, but i don’t know how.”
Copyright Information – “i said, i want to learn to trust you, but i don’t know how.”i said,
“i want to learn to trust you,
but i don’t know how.”
and you said,
“then don’t. learn to trust you.
then see what your heart has to say about me,
and follow that.”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on November 18, 2022
– Added to her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on July 30, 2023
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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
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 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
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
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April 23, 2018
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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”
Copyright Information – “i think you’re where all of me finds home”Copyright Information – “i think you’re where all of me finds home”
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 will not be the same”
Copyright Information – “i will not be the same”Copyright Information – “i will not be the same”
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’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs…”
Copyright Information – “i’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs…”Copyright Information – “i’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs…”
Copyright Information – “i’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs…”“i’ve been dying to feel even just a little bit of air inside my lungs… suffocating myself for so long, always asking for permission for the shape of my presence and the width of my wings… it’s time to let myself breathe and unfold”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on April 17, 2024
– Added to her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ in April 2024
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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’ve learned to be gentle with that part of me…”
Copyright Information – “i’ve learned to be gentle with that part of me…”Copyright Information – “i’ve learned to be gentle with that part of me…”
Copyright Information – “i’ve learned to be gentle with that part of me…”“i’ve learned to
be gentle with that part of
me that takes it in so deeply
and holds on to it for far too long,
that’s also the part of me that loves
like an awakening and knows what it’s like
to trace a soul in my fingertips”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on January 15, 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 – “if you can’t help but love with raw vulnerability…”
Copyright Information – “if you can’t help but love with raw vulnerability…”Copyright Information – “if you can’t help but love with raw vulnerability…”
Copyright Information – “if you can’t help but love with raw vulnerability…”(Original March 27, 2019 version)
“if you can’t help but love with raw vulnerability, just let it be a beautiful way about you. some things are going to hurt. like. a. force. but the beautiful things… the beautiful things will be magic.“
– butterflies rising
(November 22, 2022 version)
“if you can’t help but feel with raw vulnerability, just let it be a beautiful way about you. some things are going to hurt. like. a. force. but the beautiful things… the beautiful things will be magic.“
– butterflies rising
Micropoem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Original version published publicly first on March 27, 2019
– Second version published publicly on November 22, 2022
– Original version published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020
– Registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020
– Original version 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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