When my eyes blinked…

When My Eyes Blinked

My head turned to the left
that second my eyes blinked
to catch the flutter of a butterfly’s wings
as a glimmering flash
of the coming sun rise
danced on the shadow side of its wings,
the slow rise of my easy breath followed,
a wide golden column

giving rise to a once tattered spirit
with resurrected wings,
a promise of true love echoed
on the tail of that morning’s breeze,
and I knew, no matter the outside circumstances
or internal fears that were dying a slow death,
her love was the only thing I was sure of
that second my eyes blinked.

Loren Jenner

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