Blue Eyed Butterfly (Cascade)

by Lonely Rider   Apr 25, 2011


Blue-eyed butterfly, on one bright morn
charmed by wilderness of Bluebonnets
fluttered in a waltz of innocent love.

Shimmered the chirpy youth of spring,
blush on sun-kissed spirited wings, of
Blue eyed butterfly, on one bright morn

A burst of purple at the seams,
it stroke the petals in besotted sighs
charmed by wilderness of Bluebonnets

But, clutch of time wrinkled the bloom,
dismayed, butterfly for one last moment,
Fluttered in a waltz of innocent love.

** Cascade, a form created by Udit Bhatia, is all about receptiveness, but in a smooth cascading way like a waterfall. The poem does not have any rhyme scheme; therefore, the layout is simple. Say the first verse has three lines. Line one of verse one becomes the last line of verse two. To follow in suit, the second line of verse one becomes the last line of verse three. The third line of verse one now becomes the last line of verse four, the last stanza of the poem. See the structure example below:

a/b/c, d/e/A, f/g/B, h/i/C

To make the Cascade an even longer poem, use more lines in verse one. For example, if verse one has 6 lines, the poem must have seven stanzas so that each line of verse one is reused as a refrain in each following stanza (a cascading effect).

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  • 13 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    I like this form and you have written this poem beautifully using this form! Liked the
    read :)

  • 13 years ago

    by Jad

    You did a wonderful job with this form and I think I might just try it. I have done this form about three or so times before but the beauty and amazing flow of your poem is tempting me to write another one! :] Anyway, back to your poem, the flow was really good as that is what the poem is all about and also your words are very strong in this poem. You were vivid with your descriptions which makes it easy for me to see everything as I read through your poem. It also is very hard to write a really good piece having to stick to the guidelines but you seem to have done it with ease.

    All in all, I am glad to see you are trying new forms to test your poetic skills and also to showcase your talent with your dazzling writes. I hope you continue to try new forms and I am also glad to see you use that talent you have. You are improving as a poet each and every day. Great job and keep writing!

  • 13 years ago

    by Sylvia

    I was struck by the blue eyed butterfly and I could imagine a child or an adult trying to get close to a butterfly to see their eyes, chasing that butterfly all over a garden or a nice yard. Nice image.

  • 13 years ago

    by Cindy

    Raj
    You did a great job with the form. Loved the imagery you created with your words. I love Butterflies...and the image of one with blue eyes was great :)
    Love Cindy

  • 13 years ago

    by Acoustic Odyssey

    I don't think that I've seen this form before, but from what I've seen you've done an amazing job. Your words created such beauty, and filled the page with color. I loved this description, "Blue-eyed butterfly" created such a wonderful vision. It's crazy how time can be both an enemy and friend. Much enjoyed!
    Take care

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