Rest your wings Oh, dragonfly See them shimmer Like prisms of morning dew Struck by the first rays of sun Winking at the sky Dragonflies are voracious hunters, consuming other insects, including mosquitoes. They can fly forward, backwards and sideways, as well as hover in place. Their wings have sensory neurons that provide instant feedbackContinue reading “Oooh, a Dragonfly!”
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Koi Dream
Buzzing dragonflies Gracefully skim the surface Spring feast for a hungry fish Melissa, this week’s host for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 3, prompts us to write a Mondo, composing two stanzas of our own or writing a stanza in response to one of three questions she has posed. I have written in response to:Continue reading “Koi Dream”