Damselfly poem (written 1942)
Damselfly poem (written 1942)
from the rowboat I leaned in
to look at it; it was clinging
to a reed the eyes were like
dumbbells bulging bulbs that
covered most of each side of
the head its long tail (notched
like snake grass) was a soft
lavender marked with smokey
black its six legs had even hairs
like curved sawteeth its transparent
wings webbed down the sides then
it swiveled its head and flew away
2022 Jacqueline Jackson
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