if

if I accept
that the delicate
flutter of a butterfly’s
wings can alter
the manifest world

if I know this
in the deepest
heart of myself,
then it’s plain
we’re one vast body

if a tiny tremble
a mere shiver
powerful
as man’s war
ignites a shift

then the movement
of love in my
small realm
matters

2023 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.

7 thoughts on “if”

Margaret Rooney

I love this one..it’s quiet beginning builds to a perfect ending!!!

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January 27, 2023 at 7:32 pm Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  I’m delighted you liked it!
  
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  January 27, 2023 at 7:37 pm Reply
2. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  Thank you! I’ve renamed it “if.”
  
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  January 28, 2023 at 9:26 am Reply
Sylvia Tepper

Oh I love this one. I would probably have entitled it ³If² I had to ponder the first verse and wonder if I, too, accept that a butterfly¹s wings can alter the manifest world. Good thought-provoking! Thank you, XO Sylvia

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January 25, 2023 at 10:24 am Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  I think I’ll change the title! Thank you!
  Love,
  Amrita
  
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  January 25, 2023 at 11:34 am Reply
Linda Merryman

Your flutter of words
Moves my mind
Which moves my heart
Now love is in the air

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January 24, 2023 at 12:33 am Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  How beautiful! Thank you, Linda!
  Love,
  Amrita
  
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  January 24, 2023 at 6:12 am Reply