Dragonfly
a poem
a dragonfly came and sat by me the other day at the river
hello said I knowing that there is always a message in nature
I remembered what I had learned about the dragonfly from the indigenous in the Amazon
the dragonfly holds the secret of the universe to creation
the dragonfly encompasses all four elements water earth fire and air
the dragonfly is born in water as a nymph water gives it life
swimming in breathing in water the dragonfly exists
til one day the nymph crawls out of the water onto land
attaches to a plant and sheds its skin
using fire of transformation to transmute into its true form
shedding its skin on the plant stem it now has wings to fly
and becomes master of air
what a glorious critter master of elements water and air the fire of creation transforming
the dragonfly signifies death and rebirth metamorphosis into its true form
symbolizing the cycle of life finding your true self
showing us how to live dying from one form to be reborn another
oh what a life
birth into water emerging onto land and taking flight with the wind
as I listened to my new friend he gently lifted his wings and took off
gliding over the water iridescent in the sun
I heard his message
and now I share
his secret with you
Thank you for reading!
