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    Green Butterfly: A Book of Poetry
    Green Butterfly: A Book of Poetry
    Green Butterfly: A Book of Poetry
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    Green Butterfly: A Book of Poetry

    By Kia Jackson King

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    Green Butterfly is a collection of poetry paralleling a young womans life as she embraces self-identity, undergoes lessons of love, remembers life, reflects on issues, and welcomes change. Written between June 1999 (the authors entrance into her senior year in high school) to June 2003 (the authors entrance into her senior year in college), Green Butterfly is the culmination of the beautiful discovery of a womans voice translated into poetry.
    Kings poetry is masterful and allows her readers to follow her in flight. Long after the last poem is read, her words will transform into lasting memory.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 10, 2011
    ISBN9781452055695
    Green Butterfly: A Book of Poetry
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    Kia Jackson King

    Kia Jackson King is the author of Green Butterfly, published in 2011. She is a wife, poet, artist, and school teacher. A Fuchsia Canvas is her second book of poetry. She continues to reside in Florida, with her husband Richard.

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      Book preview

      Green Butterfly - Kia Jackson King

      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2011 Kia Jackson King. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 01/08/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-5567-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-5568-8 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-5569-5 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2010918999

      Richard S. King as the graphic designer of the butterfly images.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any Web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Inspired by my angel to write, I write.

      In memory of Kiandre’.

      Contents

      Introduction

      She

      My He

      Apple Seeds

      Safety Zone

      Three

      A King’s Power

      Pensacola

      Beautiful

      Detained

      Truth

      Season’s Beginning

      Today

      Vision

      A Title

      Inspiration

      Suddenly Silent

      The We Train

      Just Some

      Tree Talk

      Saying

      Telephone

      Icing The Cake

      I Do

      Sunflower

      My Call

      Our Pathway

      The Kiss

      Truth Or Dare

      17

      Bliss

      Self

      Happy Birthday

      Slowly Dying (Alzheimer’s)

      Finally

      The Wait

      A Song Of Reason

      Light

      Morning Movements

      A Feeling

      Sense

      Spoken Talent

      And Sometimes Y

      Wicked

      My Dance

      Aaliyah

      What About Your Friends?

      Colors

      Hypothetical Love

      All That’s Heard

      Dressed In White

      Interruption

      I Just Called

      Nectar

      Tear Drops

      Question Of Love

      Déjà Vu

      Sperm Donor

      Fire

      Mono

      Growth

      Up

      All Smiles

      Say Something

      Romeo

      Rich

      Greens

      Something About Me

      True Love

      Journey

      Butterfly

      Poem Inspirations

      Acknowledgments

      About The Author

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      Introduction

      Caterpillars are known for the extraordinary metamorphosis they undergo. The time they spend as caterpillars is but for a season. Moreover, the sheer fact that one day they will become vibrant butterflies is not just expected—it is a beautiful change.

      Through the eyes of some, I have been labeled quiet as if I had some sort of contagious, incurable disease. I simply view it as an opportunity to listen and to observe. More importantly, I see it as time allotted for reflection.

      I’ve spent many hours of many days alone with my personal thoughts, questions, concerns, joys, pains, and random observations. With me, these expressions were safe. I had no intention of sharing my expressions; I certainly had no intention of making them visible by transferring them to paper.

      As time went on, I started feeling like a balloon that had reached its allowable capacity. I needed to let some words out! I was hesitant at first, but through persistent inspiration, I began writing. I had no thought of format or style—I just started writing in an empty journal until all the pages had words on them. It turned out that the words started flowing freely from within. At times, I found myself writing for so long in one sitting that time mysteriously passed me by.

      After a while, my words started to sound poetic. I realized then that I could express myself in a way that was both private and openly creative. I guess you can say that I’ve gone through my season, exited from the cocoon, and allowed myself to openly spread my wings and become the green butterfly you’ll see—through my poetry.

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      She

      Who

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