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

Monday, May 30, 2016

Pretty Words by Elinor Wylie

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Pretty Words Poets make pets of pretty, docile words: I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish Which circle slowly with a silken swish,...
Friday, May 27, 2016

How To Triumph Like A Girl by Ada Limón

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How To Triumph Like A Girl Ada Limón I like the lady horses best,  how they make it all look easy, like running 40 miles per hour is as fun ...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

This and That...Joys of Spring

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          My favorite old tee-shirt by Kiki the Artist.                    New record:  11 Angel Trumpets on the same day!!  Wow!!!!        ...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Moon Talk and Spring Talk

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Okay, I'm a moon person...and it's no wonder...I was born in the sign of Moonchild on the full moon, slap in the middle of hurricane...
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Friday, May 6, 2016

Who Am I?

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                I am a lifelong bookaholic... Daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, wife, cousin, niece, sister-in-law, friend, Chris...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Night to Dawn by Marion

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       Molly in my Gerbera Daisy, the color of her hair.                                 The Monster High girls hanging out.  ;-)           ...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Courage by Anne Sexton and Flower Miracles

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Poem:  "Courage," by Anne Sexton, from  The Awful Rowing Toward God Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first...
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Earth Day, Every Day!

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After ten days of clouds and rain, the sun came out today and the flowers bloomed with joy.  It's a certain kind of Eden, for sure... xo...
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Saturday, April 16, 2016

I Grew Her Under My Heart...

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      My gorgeous baby girl and her sweet husband going to a party. THE SPIRIT IS TOO BLUNT AN INSTRUMENT By Anne Stevenson The spirit is to...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Rock Me, Mercy by Yusef Komunyakaa

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Rock Me, Mercy BY  YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA The river stones are listening because we have something to say. The trees lean closer today. The singin...
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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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