Poem Review by Andrew C. Angus
Comments on JW Bradford's poem "Butterfly"
Title of Poem: Butterfly
Written by: JW Bradford
Source: Voices of the Heart (2004)
Rating: 4 laurels (out of 5 laurels)
JW Bradford's poem Butterfly is written in rhyme in 6 couplets. The rhyming pattern is: abcb defe ghih.
The main character/s in the poem must be two butterflies - one if male and one is female.
The male butterfly is wooing the female butterfly. The male butterfly admires the beauty or grace of the female butterfly in flight.
The courtship or mating of two butterflies in flight is very subtle in the last three couplets: .
" I cling to you and feel your warmth
My heart is filled with love.
Never land
So I can stay, with you in endless bliss
Hold my soul up to the heavens
Where I can keep the love I miss."
The poet's representing a human couple with two butterflies making love is good poetic technique.
The poem is 12 lines short. The poem is memorable and well-written.
If I were to suggest a title, I would have the title "Butterflies in Love" since there seems to be two butterflies in the poem. The male butterfly is talking to the female butterfly like in a wooing or courtship.
Anyway, the 12 lines of the poem is wonderfully written to express a romantic relationship between two butteflies.
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Voices of the Heart
Jerry W. Bradford is from southern California. He is a single father with 3 children, Brandi, Dylan, Jason.
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Butterfly
by JW Bradford
Source: Voices of the Heart (2004)
Carry me upon the wind
Your wings, graceful and strong
Take my soul to the sun
With you in the sky is where I belong
Gentle as a child, beautiful as a rose
You grace the clouds above.
I cling to you and feel your warmth
My heart is filled with love
Never land
So I can stay, with you in endless bliss
Hold my soul up to the heavens
Where I can keep the love I miss.
Copyright (c) 2003-2005 by JW Bradford.
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Title of poem: When I Think of You
Written by: JW Bradford
Source: Voices of the Heart (2004)
Rating: 3.5 laurels (out of 5 laurels)
JW Bradford's poem "When I Think of You" is a poem written in rhyme. It has a rhyming scheme abab, cdcd, efef, ghgh.. It has 4 stanzas with four lines each stanza. A total of 16 lines.
It is a love poem that sounds like a lyrics of a love song.
A very good poem and highly emotional poem. The female character in the poem is far away from the male persona. The male persona longs for her presence.
The poem ends:
My heart is yours, you know it's true
I ache when you're away
That's how I know I'm in love with you
And in love with you is where I'll stay.
by JW Bradford
Source: Voices of the Heart (2004)
When I think of you, my heart speaks your name
I yearn to hold you, and feel your touch
You are my light, my burning flame
My lady, I love you so much
A gift you give, I pray to keep
Your soul is one with mine
I feel you even in my sleep
I'll love you till the end of time.
A dream I hope will never end
Our love I can't describe
My love, my life, and yet my friend
You changed who I am inside
My heart is yours, you know it's true
I ache when you're away
That's how I know I'm in love with you
And in love with you is where I'll stay.
Copyright (c) 2003-2005 by JW Bradford. All rights reserved.