Like <br /> <br />a Red Admiral without a fleet, <br />a Painted Lady out of lippy, <br />a Large Heath that's been built on, <br /> <br />a Camberwell Beauty in need of a facelift, <br />a Small Skipper without a rope, <br />a Purple Emperor sent into exile, <br /> <br />an Orange Tip with a dose of the blues, <br />an Apollo stuck at Cape Canaveral, <br />an Adonis Blue that's got out of shape, <br /> <br />a Brimstone without a spark of fire, <br />a Grayling forced to work in colour, <br />a Queen of Spain Fritillary under Franco, <br /> <br />a Small Copper with a duff arrest rate, <br />a Comma without a greengrocer's stall, <br />a Large Tortoiseshell without an occupant, <br /> <br />a Wall rammed by a stolen car, <br />a Bath White with chipped enamel, <br />a Silver-studded Blue with infected piercings, <br /> <br />so am I <br />without you.<br /><br />Wild Bill Balding<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/imago/
