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Fly, Pili-Pala

Cee R.
Apr 9, 2025

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A swarm of butterflies silhouetted by light streaming through a window
Photo by Shot by Cerqueira on Unsplash

Note: Pili-pala = Welsh for butterfly.

The tiniest action
the biggest reaction
that butterfly’s
flapping its
wings

Fly, pili-pala,
bring us a tornado
we’re gonna
set fire to
this
thing

Prompt: ‘3. “A little spark can start a great fire.” — Emilie Buchwald’ set by the brilliant Bella Smith ⭐:

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Cee R.
Cee R.

Written by Cee R.

Writer, poet, (book) blogger @ dorareads.co.uk , Queer, weird, & a tad peculiar. Bookish rebel. Welsh as a tractor on the M4. Buy me a coffee @ ko-fi.com/ceearr

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