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
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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
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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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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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Copyright Information – “in a wilderness, with an unheld hand”
Copyright Information – “in a wilderness, with an unheld hand”Copyright Information – “in a wilderness, with an unheld hand”
Copyright Information – “in a wilderness, with an unheld hand”“in a wilderness,
with an unheld hand,
you will learn
to love yourself just as madly,
with the fierceness,
the recklessness,
that you have loved them”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog on June 24, 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 – “in the places we go to find our souls”
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Copyright Information – “in the places we go to find our souls”“we find our soulmates in the places we go to find our souls”
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[sp_easyaccordion id="10289"]Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on February 13, 2023
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Copyright Information – “inhale love fully, and let it breathe” – poem
Copyright Information – “inhale love fully, and let it breathe” – poemCopyright Information – “inhale love fully, and let it breathe” – poem
Copyright Information – “inhale love fully, and let it breathe” – poem“they all love
at such exhausting extremes,
suffocated or uninvested,
missing the place in between,
where love is trusted
but breathes
…inhale it fully, let it breathe“
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising where her quote ‘inhale love fully, and let it breathe‘ is derived from
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on August 14, 2017
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Copyright Information – “it all glows different when you’re here”
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Copyright Information – “it all glows different when you’re here”“you change
the texture of my universe;
how the light bends to be here,
just falling all around you…
you are like golden hour;
it all glows different when
you’re here.”
– butterflies rising
Poem and original work by the author butterflies rising that is inspired by her 2019 quote ‘you are like golden hour, it all glows different when you’re here‘.
– Published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on April 20, 2023
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