Tanka Poets on Site (Madame Butterfly prompt)

the words of promise
lulling her to sleep
only to wake up...
with no single sign
of a butterfly

the flutter
of her child's eyes . . .
a dandelion wish
whisks her into
another dream



prompt: Madame Butterfly
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Tanka Poets on Site (Madame Butterfly prompt)

unbroken wings . . .
the chances I take
to keep discovering
what lies beyond
every heartache



prompt: Madame Butterfly
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*Written for my poetry birthday fest, Write Me a Birthday Poem, on Facebook. Shared at Seize the Poem.