The Dragonflies!

As I began to descend the hill where the greenway opens into the park, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. All across the lawn, the air was filled with dragonflies—zillions of them! Soaring and zipping around and around, their activity forced me to stop and look intently to see what they really were.

My cousin would have loved them, but not even her fancy camera could have captured even a single one. I wanted to stand there and watch them. There were so many; they were amazing. But, I could not. Pressed for time, I continued down the hill, leaving the dragonflies to their frenzy. But, right before I crossed the bridge, I noticed two go whizzing by—the first to leave the fold. Perhaps they’ll find the lily pads and waterfall in my backyard—

Hovering just above the grass

To soaring heights into the skies,

My eyes beheld a gathered host

Of frenetic, frenzied dragonflies.

Over rivers, dales, and hills,

I sense you by and by—

Not downcast with your grief and tears,

But, dancing with the dragonflies.