out of thin air you arrive
like a meadowhawk
in a muted brook
solitarily going about her day
there are no answers here
this much you know
skipping from place to place
your restless soul frozen in time
though your departure
may go unnoticed
mother earth will remember
your presence remains extant
july two thousand twenty-one
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in every object resides a memory
most going unnoticed forever
and a few more days
either accidentally misplaced
or stashed away on purpose
a time will come when one of them
will reappear of out nowhere
and suddenly you are entranced
incapable of movement or sound
transported by the dragonfly
november two thousand twenty
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now that the solstice has come & gone
seems like I’m picking up clearer frequencies
it’s not always easy to trap them in a box
& oftentimes you have to let some go
hoping they’ll return another day
june two thousand twenty
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stitch and sew
your restless eyes
dragonfly hovers
keeping its cool
no bark no bite
mandibles chew air
swallowing suggestions
blown by the wind
water nymph no more
final metamorphosis
captures soul mate
perpetuating the cycle
september two thousand sixteen
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