emerald eyes
with stained glass wings
the damselfly dances in a realm
of emerald green
where sunlight reflects
low-lying rainbows
the delicate body shimmers
a kaleidoscope of colors
performing dazzling twirls
and pirouettes
like a natural ballerina
feeding along the stream
effortlessly at ease & in balance
it skims the water’s surface
barely whispering into
the fading twilight
november two thousand twenty-three
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