Youth’s Butterfly, a poem (SUKMA XII 2008, Terengganu)

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Youth’s Butterfly

Our youth
Like some ineffable butterfly
Flits about in our memories, dreams, reflections
At times, as real as any dream can be
Always, midstream between the familiar and unknown

The older faces about us tell stories
Going past the point butterflies can go
Places no words can reach
Spaces outside the universe we’ve grown to love
Placeless realities no eyes can ever see

Somehow, we start over again before we end
Revisiting, remembering our beginnings
Hoping our memories help us hold on
Somehow anchor us in the shifting sand
Trickling through life’s hourglass

We seem to sense the futility
Of holding onto what only visits
Like the sun in summer
Like the butterfly in the garden
That disappears as quickly as it arrived

By Don Iannone, a poet and a very precious friend
August 26, 2008.

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Men 100 meters Butterfly Stroke: SUKMA is a multi-sports competition or ‘Mini Olympics’ that involves young and budding athletes. It is held every 2 years, and this year its held in Terengganu.

The official Malaysia National Sports website

More photos from SUKMA XII, Terengganu 2008

Gears: Nikon D50 and Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
Location: SUKMA XII (2008), Batu Burok Swimming Complex, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Processing: Channel HSL, cropped 16:9

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