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    Butterflies in the Breeze
    Butterflies in the Breeze
    Butterflies in the Breeze
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    Butterflies in the Breeze

    By James Forson

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    A collection of poetry about the everyday with fresh insights on common place events and things. It is the sort of book you keep at your bedside and dip into from time to time.

    We sat in our garden. A butterfly came over the wall. We became enthralled as it flitted from bush to flower. We were captivated by its delicacy, its fragile beauty.
    We were lost in its delicate form. Then, in a puff of wind, it disappeared over the wall. And we were alone in that exquisite instant.

    It is my hope that at least one poem in this collection will give you a butterfly moment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Forson
    Release dateDec 27, 2015
    ISBN9781310307386
    Butterflies in the Breeze
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    James Forson

    James Forson spends a great deal of time near the centre of an intricate Venn diagram where management consulting, fiction writing, business writing, education governance, organic vegetables and procrastination meet. He was born in Worcester, South Africa in 1955. His early work experience was in the mining, steel, pharmaceutical and banking industries. For the past 23 years he has been an independent management consultant. He is married to Merle. They have an adult son, Tim. They live in Johannesburg. He likes to say that he knows very little about a great many things.

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      Butterflies in the Breeze - James Forson

      Introduction

      We sat in our garden.

      A butterfly came over the wall.

      We became enthralled as it flitted from bush to flower.

      We were captivated by its delicacy, its fragile beauty.

      We were lost in its delicate form.

      Then, in a puff of wind, it disappeared over the wall.

      And we were alone in that exquisite instant.

      It is my hope that at least one poem in this collection will give you a butterfly moment.

      Sawubona

      I see you.

      A heartfelt affirmation of another human being

      Ignoring rank and age and school and clan

      I see you.

      Soul to soul, a greeting and a tender tangent

      Reaching out across the barriers

      Accept me for who I am to be for you

      A common sharing, free acceptance

      I am here

      The Troyeville Hotel

      The roads are busy and the air is filled with smells

      that are unknown but very much unpleasant.

      The parking attendant is helpful which is kind.

      A steel-barred door is opened and

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