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The Butterfly

oh . . my what . . sort beauty . . is this creature @ with wings does it fly * * * does it sing It floats by * * * I do descry and flutter by * * * upon it's wings I think it's called a butterfly, and no, it doesn't sing or @ give us cream and doesn't @ try to sting and goes @ south prior It gets too cold for it to fly * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Date: 4/27/2025 6:52:00 AM
SP, you're making me smile. To read this, my eyes jump as if I were trying to follow one of these creatures fluttering by. Quite clever in design and execution. Really special. Making it a favorite.
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Date: 4/25/2025 9:35:00 AM
Very nice! Love the singsong wording and the shape.
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Date: 4/24/2025 6:32:00 AM
Nice concrete style Sotto (ever wonder who came up with concrete? Weird). Butterflies are yet another creation to delight us
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Tom Woody
Date: 4/24/2025 11:39:00 AM
Thank you. I think my curiosity was more along the lines of: why the term concrete? I've got a concrete driveway :)
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Sotto Poet
Date: 4/24/2025 10:21:00 AM
Thank you so much, dear Tom, and this is the answer to your question: The term "concrete poetry" was coined by European artists Max Bill and Öyvind Fahlström in the early 1950s. They developed early methods of concrete poetry, which were described in the manifesto "Pilot Plan for Concrete Poetry" by the Brazilian group Noigandres. While these artists popularized the term, using words to create visual shapes or patterns existed earlier, as seen in ancient examples like Greek Alexandria poetry.
Date: 4/24/2025 4:42:00 AM
You have indeed made a butterfly....! Picture perfect. Wonderful creation.
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Date: 4/23/2025 9:21:00 PM
This is lovely- and not easy to form an image around it, very good job, Sotto :)
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