Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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dragonfly image from google

 A BEAUTIFUL DRAGONFLY

Who will question your diaphanous wing,

And wonder wither does your flights to fancy be.

Are there bird songs that you too wish to sing?

Will the dawn wait a  lazy sun to be.

As day lights azure clearest of blue sky,

Mocks such clear patterns mirrored through thine,

A cathedral of stain glass windows sigh,

Weight of suffering impassioned  to wine.

Oh stay! that I might ask questions of you,

For truly you distance by so quickly,

Zipping by from air anywhere  perched to,

Allow passersby to watch lovingly.

You know beauty lies in those admiring eyes.

You know yourself for their contentment lies.

  A BEAUTIFUL DRAGONFLY© gillena cox 2021

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25 comments:

  1. ms_liliSeptember 14, 2021 at 5:37 PM

    What a lovely tribute poem to the dragonfly. I read somewhere that their vision is really good. I like how you said the dragonfly,
    "Allow passersby to watch lovingly."

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  2. Gillena CoxSeptember 14, 2021 at 6:18 PM

    Thanks for your apprecoation Lili

    Much💖love

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  3. Glenn ButtkusSeptember 14, 2021 at 6:24 PM

    A wonderful sonnet, and gentle rocking of the prompt. Your spacing got me lost for a bit, from stanza to stanza.

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    1. Gillena CoxSeptember 14, 2021 at 7:39 PM

      Thanks for drlpping by Glenn

      Much💖love

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    2. Gillena CoxSeptember 15, 2021 at 3:03 AM

      Umm Glen, you are right. I adjusted the punctuation at Lines 6 and 8. for a smoother flow from stanza to stanza. Thanks for your nudge.

      Much💖love

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  4. Ron.September 14, 2021 at 6:39 PM

    sonneteriffic, G.

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  5. Gillena CoxSeptember 14, 2021 at 7:40 PM

    ☺thanks for dropping by Ron

    Much💖love

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  6. IngridSeptember 14, 2021 at 11:46 PM

    Beautifully woven, Gillena! ❤️

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  7. Gillena CoxSeptember 15, 2021 at 2:44 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Ingrid

    Much💖love

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  8. Jane DoughertySeptember 15, 2021 at 3:31 AM

    You're right, they do seem to hover so we can admire them. Lovely!

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  9. Gillena CoxSeptember 15, 2021 at 4:15 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Jane

    Much💖love

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  10. DoraSeptember 15, 2021 at 1:21 PM

    Gillena,
    Such a symphony of imagery and thought! Wonderful.
    pax,
    dora

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  11. lynn__September 15, 2021 at 2:04 PM

    A delicate and delightful sonnet, Gillena!

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  12. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comSeptember 15, 2021 at 2:45 PM

    You had me with the first line. Love the word "diaphanous".

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  13. brudbergSeptember 15, 2021 at 3:40 PM

    I do love dragonflies... just the other day there I saw a lot of them at nearby pond.

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  14. Gillena CoxSeptember 15, 2021 at 5:37 PM

    Happy you dropped by Björn

    Much💖love

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  15. robkistnerSeptember 15, 2021 at 9:19 PM

    Wonderful Gillena! I almost turned to the dragonfly, but chose the butterfly instead. I used the word diaphanous in my piece as well. Great minds think alike… 😉🙂

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  16. Merril D. SmithSeptember 17, 2021 at 5:55 AM

    It seems like the past couple of summers I saw dragonflies more often. Perhaps I just noticed more. They are beautiful, and this is a lovely tribute to them, Gillena.

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  17. Ken / rivrvlogrSeptember 17, 2021 at 3:12 PM

    This is wonderful, Gillena, and I enjoyed your reading at OpenLinkNight LIVE. I rescued a dragonfly from the water just hours before I heard/saw your reading, and your poem has inspired me to write a prose poem about my experience.
    https://rivrvlogr.com/2021/09/17/sunlight-savior-prose-poem/

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  18. Gillena CoxSeptember 17, 2021 at 8:55 PM

    Wonderful!!!
    Happy you dropped by Ken

    Much💖love

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