Archive for the ‘Dragonfly’ Category
Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly — Image by kenne
Fly on, bright atom of the morning!
The pond keeps your reflection,
the sun keeps your fire,
and I take the whole bright scene with me.
Dragonfly on the Tip of a Cattail — Image by kenne
What grandeur in this little moment:
one delicate body, one reed, one blaze of sun—
the whole wide world reflected
in the trembling water.
Fly when you will, bright one.
For now, you crown the cattail’s tip,
and the day, seeing you there,
shines more generously.
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly at Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne
Morning light awakens
Flame skimmer patrols the pond
Day begins in gold
Dragonfly in Black and White — Image by kenne
brushstroke dragonfly,
spine like a reed in wind—
the artist knew
what the marsh knows:
balance is a brief agreement
Raseate Skimmer Dragonfly — Image by kenne
In motion, it measures motion—
wingbeats, shadows, the slight wrongness
of something closing in.
Eyes like a net of light
cast in all directions.
Dragonfly Silhouette — Image by kenne
Dragonfly, Thorn
black wing
balanced on thorn—
silence
made visible.
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly At Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne
A flame skimmer rests,
perched on a dead branch,
its body a streak of fire
against the soft green reeds
of Sweetwater Wetlands.
The pond lies quiet,
ripples folding into reeds,
while wings of copper glass
catch the sun’s edge—
a sudden brilliance,
then stillness again,
as if the dragonfly
were holding the day
in its fragile grip.
Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly In Flight — Image by kenne
“Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away
If you can use some exotic booze, there’s a bar in far Bombay
Come on and fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away”
— from Come fly with me by Frank Sinatra
Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly — Image by kenne
“Restless dragonfly, darting, dancing over the ribbons of trailing weed.”
— Arthur Christopher Benson
Shining Through The Shadows — Image by kenne
weeds grow
where water
no longer flows
gently over
the canyon spillway…
marsh
of cracked soil
a dragonfly
passes over
remembering
what was
desert natal waters…
leaving behind
dark shadows
moved by
hot desert winds…
— kenne
Blue Dasher Dragonfly — Image by kenne
“The beauteous dragonfly’s dancing
By the waves of the rivulet glancing;
She dances here, and she dances there,
The glimmering, glittering flutterer fair.”
— Heinrich Heine
Red Saddlebag Dragonfly — Image by kenne
As I age, balance becomes
more of a challenge
increasing my admiration for
dragonflies, their ability
to stay perched
on the end of a reed.
— kenne
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly (Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson) — Image by kenne
“Despite its dark veins, the transparency of dragonfly’s wings assures me of a pure, innocent world.”
— Munia Khan
Blue Dasher Dragonfly at Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne
Warming in the sun
On this chilly spring morning
Life on a new day.
— kenne
Dragonfly Art by kenne
May you touch dragonflies and stars, dance with fairies, and speak to the moon.
