I see you Dragonfly
head spinning
you forget to use your wings
Engirthed in decisions
hiding from the spring
Complications nestled close
hitched to your estate
Retracing, amplifying
inside your steely gates
I see inside your windows
you fear the stranger seen
Essence sealed with armour
cloaking who you might have been
You stare at your reflection
until it possesses you
a thousand acres beckon
a dawn Trill begs to break through
Invite yourself
to the summer grass
Desist the abeyance
exhale at last
You hadn’t realised
you were holding your breath
The constricting vines that ensnared you
have at last been put to death
Inhale the green leaves, the hay
the fragrant buds of truth
May kisses echo, whisper, nurture
as they celebrate you
Distil the perfume
of your nature
You are mechanic,
woodcutter, mason, maker
The fields await
your heartbeat remembers
Legs long to rush
accompany eager feathers
Every atom heartened
blood from the soil
Undisguised and naked
feel your soul uncoil
Linked to Look Up Look Down, Skywatch Friday
Hi love happy note, I like your poetry very much; would you like to join in a poetry collaboration done by a nice lady at – http://writingwingsforyou.com/2014/08/01/the-world-needs-poetry-collaboration/ hope you will join us 😀
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Thanks, it sounds wonderful!
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🙂
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Love this
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Thank you.
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This is really lovely! So many roles a dragonfly has ….!
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Thank you.
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How lovely!
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Thank you LadyFi!
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Dear Happy Notes, I love your poetry! Very talented and I like dragonflies too. It takes a lot of talent to write a good poem – and you do have talent! Nan 🙂
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That’s very kind of you Nan. 🙂
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nice..i love dragonflies and you use them effectively in this…and a very cool last stanza as well…
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Thanks Brian.
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Dear LHN,
Welcome to Friday Fictioneers. Nice verse.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle.
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Lovely take on the prompt, beautifully written.
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Thank you Maree.
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feel your soul uncoil…this is so lovely…
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Thank you Sumana.
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Enjoyed the progression of this up to the very fitting ending. Some breathtaking lines.
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Thanks Mary for your kind words.
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A beautiful poem!
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Thank you Gabriellla.
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This is a beautiful lyrical poem, with stunning details in your descriptions.
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Thank you so much Kerry.
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Lovely poem Thank you for honoring dragon flies. They are beautiful creatures.
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Thank you. I think dragonflies are amazing too.
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Nice, uplifting! Thanks for grounding at the end 🙂 ~ Thank you for stopping by, nice to meet you :)xx
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Thank you. Lovely to meet you too 🙂
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Beautifully written. I saw the dragonfly as metaphor for a person. There are so many lovely lines here.
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Thank you, Myrna. That’s how I meant it.
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Lovely cadence in your descriptions — indeed we sometimes hide beneath the armor…
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Thanks Bjorn.
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interesting description of it all, it took me many different places.
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Thanks. I hope you enjoyed your travels Natasa
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Visiting from UP/Down challenge… lovely prose…Have a splendid week♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/gathered-flotsam/
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Thank you Laurie. You too.
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distil the perfume of your nature…i love this.. my husband smells of mechanic oil when he comes back from work and over the years i have learned to love that scent.. smiles
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That’s so funny!
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beautiful poem..loved it:)
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Thank you Arathi.
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I love those colours. Thanks for linking into the Up Down challenge. Great poem too.
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Thanks so much Debbie.
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LHN, Lovely poem. Well written. 🙂 —Susan
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Thanks Susan 🙂
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You’re welcome. 🙂 —Susan
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A Beautiful poem.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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