It Went Away
Red Admiral, Kansas City… It went away I'm sure because it wished to
kiss the world good-bye.
For seven weeks I've lived in here,
Penned up inside this ghetto.
But I have found what I love here.
The dandelions call to me
And the white chestnut branches in the court.
Only I never saw another butterfly.
That butterfly was the last one.
Butterflies don't live in here,
in the ghetto.
- Pavel Friedmann, 1942
5 Shout-outs to Waldo Oiseau:
Great photo! The colors are magnificent.
Ouch, its lost a bit of its wings...... beautiful creature :)
and loved the words that u added to the post, Waldo
"...It went away I'm sure because it wished to kiss the world good-bye."
very moving sight..n words! me feeling lower...
I selected the poem because it is, indeed, sad. It also (to me) indicated a resilience, too. That the poem's author could still find beauty in the ghetto, I believe is a testament to the hope of a people. And the butterfly I photographed, I thought was a rare sight, considering how much of his wing was missing ... yet he's still living.
Nice one. How was the photography meet and greet?
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