Ingrid JonkerI searched for my own heartand long after I had lost my wayin the days trailing past with their foliagein the aloof sky blue with distance I thought I'd find my heartwhere I'd kept your eyes two brown butterfliesand I saw the swallows swoopand shadows starlings
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I searched for my own heartand long after I had lost my wayin the days trailing past with their foliagein the aloof sky blue with distanceI thought I'd find my heartwhere I'd kept your eyes two brown butterfliesand I saw the swallows swoopand shadows starlings In this poem, the author describes a scene from a dream. The setting is in a field of greenery. It is summer, and there are butterflies flying through the air. The swallows are swooping overhead.
A starling sits on a branch. The author is searching for her heart, which she has lost in the days following her breakup with her boyfriend. She imagines that she will find it in the sky where she keeps his eyes, two brown butterflies.
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