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Crushed Chrysalis
by Delilah CoyneThe
fragile
promise
of beauty
lies crushed
on the earth,
moving slighty
with each breath
of summer breeze.
Paper-like shell,
so easily rent,
reveals wet
closed
wings
Never to unfurl 08/29/2006
Posted on 08/29/2006
Copyright © 2024 Delilah Coyne
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Angela Nuzzo on 08/30/06 at 06:08 AM Oh my god! This is beautiful. Such a simple image, in just a few lines, set in the concrete poem form shaped like the chrysalis. It packs a wallop. |
| Posted by Susan Q Tomas on 09/02/06 at 03:40 AM This is WONDERFUL! Very sad, as an analogy or literally. |
| Posted by Linda Fuller on 01/06/11 at 03:20 PM Really, really nice. |
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