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I am an aspiring artist and author, with no published work at date. Still I believe it's only a matter of time...

  October 2022     12 days ago

Submitted Poems 3 total

Why I Envy the butterfly

I envy the butterfly;
And why?
She not me is able to fly
Away
Away from life's mundane crawl

 
She picks up her wings.
Delicately powdered things,
And brave the ever free sky!
And winds.
Winds that beat and buffer.

She has learnt the...

– by Nahjar Williams

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Beholding the Celestial Things

There is a moment when man should sit,
and wait.
In silent solace, simple and sweet.
Somewhere above this mundane crawl,
and listen.
To the breath of the wind, and the secret wild things,
and feel.
Under the cool canopy of open skies, the...

– by Nahjar Williams

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added 8 months ago
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Butterfly

I must change my skin.
This body I am trapped within.
Fly now...

– by Nahjar Williams

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added 1 year ago
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thank you very much . This really means a lot to me

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Fun makes me want to do some more studying

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This poem why I envy the butterfly reflects on an individual's struggle with change and personal growth, it compares it to the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Though we are not perfect we strive continually to become better versions of ourselves. And it is not easy, it takes a lot of self reflection and sometimes it's all about accepting that we cannot make ourselves perfect. In our own human efforts and hand it over to the Redeemer himself. To clothe us in his righteousness. 

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