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Butterfly
Butterfly (English)–She graces.
Farfalla (Italian)—She flutters.
Borboleta (Portuguese)—She pollinates.
Mariposa (Spanish)—She flies.
Papillon (French)—She dances.
Schmetterling (German)—She hits the window.
*Photo and Poem©2024, Mary K. Doyle
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Beautiful 🌺
I hope she’s okay 😊
Hahaha. I actually haven’t ever seen a butterfly hit the window, Maggie. This was a nod to a beautiful friend who liked to tease about how harsh her native language (German) is to other languages.
🤣🤣
Hello there
♥️
Good. 🙂
I love this, Mary! So creative!
Thank you, Kevin. Not many people are getting my “joke” about the German word being harsher than the rest, but it was fun to use the word in different languages.
It is definitely a rougher sounding language. Much more edge to it than most
Have an awesome day, Kevin.
Thank you, Mary and you as well! 🙏
Lovely!
👏
Its sweet beautiful poem
(Except for the ending.) Thank you for reading and commenting. All the best to you.
Awwww. Me realizing Mariposa means Butterfly in Spanish 😌 I have heard that word a handful of times.
The Spanish word is so soft and lovely, very descriptive of the delicate butterfly as opposed to the somewhat harsh German.
I do not understand German at all, so I couldn’t get the joke. 😹
amazing Mary, such wonderful poetry! 🙂 🦋💚💚
Thank you, Carol Ann.
All so true! Lovely poem, Mary.
Thank you, Dawn. Have a great day.
That actually was beautiful until I burst out laughing, thank you 😅
I’m glad you got the joke. I had a lovely friend from Germany who compared German with other languages pointing out how it could be harsh.
Love this, but poor German butterfly! 🙂
Hahaha. Just a little tease about the German language. Thank you for commenting, my friend.
Butterfly wonder consists of the world in her Mary 💜
Ouch!
LOL!
🙂 It was a cute turn, Mary!
Beautiful. Is the purple flower the one butterfly is sitting on, is it the same purple flower that my hummingbird you sent me is trying to get some yummies from?
My two favorite things, well three actually. Butterflies, hummingbirds and purple.
Yes, the purple flowers bloom on the butterfly bush. Butterflies and hummingbirds love it. However, I don’t have many blooms at the moment.
ahhh, nice. I’m sure you enjoy being able to sit and watch those amazing creatures enjoy your butterfly bush. I bet you can’t wait for it to bloom again, in the spring perhaps?
It should keep blooming until it freezes, but it is slower right now. Maybe because we haven’t had much rain. We did have rain yesterday, so here’s hoping.
Fingers crossed you get some rain.
Hello
Hello
Hi… it’s nice to meet you and where are you from
I’m in the Midwest of the USA. Where are you located.
I don’t know who put that Hello in there. LOL.
I saw the name, but can’t find it now.
The German one is so harsh haha. Loved the poem.
Thank you, Pooja. Got to be playful sometimes.
Haha true. You’re very welcome.
Beautiful butterfly
Thank you, and welcome to Midwest Mary. It is a pleasure to see you here.
Very creative and very interesting countries contrast. You are sharp
It’s all in fun, my friend. Have the best day.
I thought it was very distinctive
🦋🦋🦋 Beautiful Mary, until the poor thing hits the window! 😝 Thanks for sharing these wonderful translations too my friend. 😍💖😁 Enjoy the rest of your evening. 🌙
Thank you, Kym. Got to shake things up a bit. Love you, Girlfriend.
Love your real life scenarios Mary. 🦋 It keeps things exciting! Hugs and smooches my sweetness! 🥰💖😘 Get ready for the weekend my friend! 🥂
Love this! Thank you, Mary. 🦋🙏🏻
Thank you, Michele. I always appreciate your comments.
You’re welcome! 😊
This is very lovely. Poor butterfly though.
Al little silly ending. Just because. We have to keep things interesting, don’t we, Phoebe?
Indeed we do, Mary. 😉😘
Seems that German is a gard language.🥰
Butterfly is typically a soft word in most languages. How is it in yours? Is that Tagalog?
That should be hard instead of gard. In Tagalog, we say paru-paru.🥰
That sounds pretty–soft like a butterfly. Thank you, Arlene.
I like this Mary: it’s cleverly crafted and that German word has a brutal sound —
Thanks, John. Glad you got my little joke. English is a Germanic language, so we actually have many similarities, but I thought it was fun to look at the softness of the word butterfly in most languages. Have the very best day!
So many ways to describe a butterfly. Am intrigued by the meanings in different languages. Beautiful images until the dramatic ending makes us think! Very clever poem.
Thank you. The meaning is the same. It’s “butterfly” in each language. It was a tease for German and its typically harsher sound compared to the other languages. I appreciate you reading and commenting. So good to see you here.
Aha, looks like you are seeing them in your neighborhood. Fantastic!
You and Rebecca, sharing butterfly beauty.
Loved it, especially the ending.😂
Good! Thank you for reading and commenting. Have a great day.
It’s different. I love it! ❤
Thank you, Sonali. Have a fabulous Sunday.
wow! Perfect combination of picture and words.
Thank you, Prakash. Have a great day.
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oh amazing thankyou and your welcome
Welcome back from vacation, Nougat. Did you enjoy your time and relax?
Thank you, my love. May God bless you
Good and happy morning, my love. May God make you happy, protect you, and grant you success
God bless you, as well, dear Nougat.
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Very interesting.
Awesome
Thank you for your comment. All the best to you.
So many ways to describe the beauty of butterflies! Love it.
Thank you for commenting, Amy.
Lovely
Hello
Nice poem Mary. I can’t wait for butterfly weather to return. Allan
Allen, this was a nod to a German friend, Irene, who made me laugh with her jokes about the harshness of the German language–and so many other things. I was missing her, and writing something that made me laugh, reminded me of the happiness she brought to this world.
Midwest Mary 
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