Dive into Butterflies, by Michal Perry

Dive into Butterflies, by Michal Perry (USA, b. Israel) 2024

Dive into Butterflies 
 
Only crickets breathe in darkness, 
their voices in the pitch black.
 
Thin chirping, whispers whispers of being.
 
Dead fall, 
their spirit in silence.
 
She wakes and sees.
 
A dim line of words 
fades into the quiet --
into fear.
 
Thin legs leap above the earth, 
emotion collapses within her. 
 
Breath pounds in a woman's body 
crumbles into her own dust.
 
A rainbow's appearance in cloud, 
is the appearance of a dream unmet.
 
A woman gathers windflowers, 
air garment covers her skin.
 
Butterflies, butterflies --
thin wings break.

Michal Perry
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Michal Perry is a poet, writer, painter, and multidisciplinary artist, born in Jerusalem.  Michal was awarded an Honorable Mention in the prestigious Haaretz Newspaper's Short Story Competition 2025 (Israel). Her poems have appeared in leading journals and she has three poetry collections in Hebrew: Like Waking up From A Dream to A Dream (Emeda Publishing House), Lost Space of Time (Ktav Publishing House), and Between Light and Light (Argaman-Meitav). Michal Perry was manager and curator of the Klarfeld Perry Gallery. In addition, she presented solo exhibitions and participated in international group exhibitions in the US and Europe. www.michalperry.com