On those days when tearing at the sky
seems better than singing to the heavens
When fire-breathing dragons
morph from belly butterflies
And angry scars scream for attention
…that’s when I remember that a warrior
is permitted to have cares…needs…feelings
……..and emotions
©Vivian Zems
dVerse poetry– Dragon- Quadrille #81
June 3, 2019 at 11:40 pm
You are warrior, hear you roar. Very strong quadrille. You snagged me with /when fire breathing dragons morph from belly butterflies/.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:46 pm
Glad to please, Glenn 🙂
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June 4, 2019 at 1:01 am
Yes! Warriors are human as well. Nicely written quadrille.
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June 4, 2019 at 1:06 am
To be a good warrior Vivian, I believe one must have all of these.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Absolutely!
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June 4, 2019 at 1:24 am
Warriors are children hiding in silver.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Indeed!
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June 4, 2019 at 3:27 am
Warriors hide their scars and insecurities but, often have compassion for those they protect.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Absolutely!
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June 4, 2019 at 4:18 am
Beautifully written verses
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June 11, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Sadje!
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June 11, 2019 at 5:03 pm
You’re welcome Vivian
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June 4, 2019 at 6:58 am
My kind of warrior, Viv!
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June 11, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Thanks, Kim
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June 4, 2019 at 9:06 am
You’re not a warrior if you haven’t earned your scars.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Absolutely!
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June 4, 2019 at 11:57 am
“When fire-breathing dragons
morph from belly butterflies”
OMG these lines just blew me away
Much💖💥💖love
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June 11, 2019 at 8:11 pm
Thank you Gillena🙏🏾
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June 4, 2019 at 2:43 pm
An excellent take on the prompt and that’s a gorgeous image.
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June 4, 2019 at 3:26 pm
Love that image of the butterflies turning into dragons 🙂
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June 4, 2019 at 4:30 pm
SO much to love here, Vivian.
“tearing at the sky”
“When fire-breathing dragons
morph from belly butterflies”
Such vivid, rich imagery and emotion. Wonderful.
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June 4, 2019 at 7:43 pm
Warriors need a respite…and earn their scars.
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June 11, 2019 at 8:10 pm
Indeed!
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June 4, 2019 at 9:33 pm
Such warriors is what we need… may there be dragons and butterflies combined.
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June 4, 2019 at 11:13 pm
Yep! Great.
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June 5, 2019 at 3:55 am
I’ll be watching the butterflies very closely!
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June 11, 2019 at 8:10 pm
Lol!
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June 6, 2019 at 6:39 pm
True warrior, Vivian! Love that drawing.
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June 9, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Thanks Sara!
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