I watched a dragonfly today
Blue-bright body, wings of lace
Like a little ‘copter
or a miniature drone.
I watched a dragonfly today
Circle, hover, perch, take flight
Like a tiny bi-plane
or a teensy flying-boat.
I watched a dragonfly today
And this time looked more closely
Admired its engineering
Saw the faerie in the cockpit.
luna's on line 
I love how you debunked the reality with delicious fantasy. I think you may be missing a T in the third stanza, second line.. or maybe it’s just the way I am reading it.
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Thanks Violet. You’re right about the missing letter too. Well spotted. I’ll fix it now. 🙂
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Lovely story! Reminds me of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials fantasy 😀
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Lovely! I’ll never look at dragonflies the same again. I’m loving all this poetry you’re posting lately, Chris!
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Lovely writing and so delightful!
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PS: I’m intrigued by the book “bits” you’ve shared on the right side of front page–and making a library list, so thank you much!
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Oh yes, they’re my reviews on ‘Goodreads’. So many books, so little time…:)
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I understand that completely 🙂
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I love dragonflies. I think they’re magic.
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They’re extraordinary creatures, aren’t they? I feel very privileged to have them visit my garden.
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I never liked them before a camping trip I took with friends about 30 years ago. I was standing by the lake in the heat and all kinds of insects were buzzing around. Something landed on my shirt and I knew it was a dragonfly. I looked down expecting to be horrified but was stunned at its beauty. It was all shades of iridescent purple, blue, and green. That’s the day I began to love them. No creature could be that lovely who hasn’t garnered favor with the infinite.
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