anisoptera

   

- for rollin everett
(i can't think of dragonflies without remembering you)

i used to think of writing

as chasing after something fleeting

like a rare dragonfly i needed

to capture in my neural net

put pins thru its wings

and frame it under archival glass

but after all these years

it has become something more serene

more patient and abundant

they surround me constantly

and all I need to do is hold out my hand

and one will light on my fingers

see how it waits so quietly there

not even twitching its transparent wings

while i describe it to you.

          Photo used under Creative Commons from Joi