May 05
Fly, Dragonfly! (Sidman)
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Fly, Dragonfly!, by Joyce Sidman (1956-)
Water nymph, you have
climbed from the shallows to don
your dragon-colors.
Perched on a reed stem
all night, shedding your skin, you dry
your wings in moonlight.
Night melts into day.
Swift birds wait to snap you up.
Fly, dragonfly! Fly!