Dragonfly's Poetry & Prolixity


Dragonfly: Any of various large insects of the order Odonata or suborder Anisoptera, having a long slender body and two pairs of narrow, net-veined wings that are usually held outstretched while the insect is at rest. Also called regionally darner, darning needle, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle, skeeter hawk.

Poetry: The art or work of a poet.

Prolixity: Excessive wordiness in speech or writing; longwindedness

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Falcon to the Falconer by Jonathan Steffen

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The Falcon To The Falconer By Jonathan Steffen Unleash me from your hand and I will lance the light for you. I'll cut a swordblade ...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Some Questions You Might Ask by Mary Oliver

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Some Questions You Might Ask By Mary Oliver Is the soul solid, like iron? Or is it tender and breakable, like the wings of a moth in th...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Attic by Raymond Carver

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The Attic By Raymond Carver Her brain is an attic where things were stored over the years. From time to time her face appears in the littl...
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The Dragonfly By Louise Bogan

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The Dragonfly By Louise Bogan You are made of almost nothing But of enough To be great eyes And diaphanous double vans; To be ceaseles...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Love by Roy Croft

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I found this poem I'd copied into a battered old notebook I've had since my freshman year in high school.  It's still a favorite...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

My Heart by Kim Addonizio

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  My Heart   by Kim Addonizio That Mississippi chicken shack. That initial-scarred tabletop, that tiny little dance floor to the left o...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Romeo and Juliet Meet Van Gogh

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'The Starry Night' by Vincent Van Gogh, September 1888 "Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night; for thou wilt lie...
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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Words for It by Julia Cameron

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Rose Petal Heart by Marion Words For It By Julia Cameron I wish I could take language and fold it like cool, moist rags. I would lay w...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Song for Going to the Water, A Cherokee Poem & Moondancing by Marion

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I took this photo last night while outside moonbathing under the full moon and admiring the jet stream along side it. I brought my largest ...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

God Says Yes To Me by Kaylin Haught

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I've been listening to my record albums today. I have quite a collection, most like new. I made a major haul at a library sale several...
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I am a Moonchild born breach on the full moon during hurricane season in South Louisiana. I read; therefore, I am.
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