Picture of a Dragonfly and Lotus

[joondawg]

Look at the girl
in the red silk dress.

Pretend I am
a dragonfly.

She is
a lotus blossom,
closed demurely,

each petal
curving upward-
as if in prayer,

tips meeting,
lips paused in thought
or shut
against laughter.

I land on the flower a moment to rest.
Could I stay there a while-forever?

The sun glints gold and green
against my wings:
I want to wait
and see her slowly blossom.

12 May 2008