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

Sunday, September 24, 2017

With Mercy for the Greedy by Anne Sexton

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With Mercy For The Greedy  by Anne Sexton for my friend Ruth, who urges me to make an  appointment for the Sacrament of Confession ...
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Friday, September 22, 2017

I Do Not Write Poetry by Carol Carpenter

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Datura Moonflower's birth... I Do Not Write Poetry By Carol Carpenter it writes me into the blue-black center o...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

When Someone Deeply Listens to You by John Fox

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Summer, you started out beautifully...pink! When Someone Deeply Listens To You by John Fox When someone deeply listens to you it is ...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Moths by Eavan Boland

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Pink Sphinx Moth, 2007.  My once in a lifetime shot. MOTHS By Eavan Boland Tonight the air smells of cut grass. Apples rust...
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Monday, August 28, 2017

On Joy and Sorrow by Khalil Gibran

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On Joy and Sorrow Kahlil Gibran, from "The Prophet" Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your la...
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Saturday, August 19, 2017

all that by Charles Bukowski

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all that by  Charles Bukowski the only things I remember about New York City in the summer are the fire escapes and how the peop...
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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Life Slips By...

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And The Days Are Not Full Enough  by Ezra Pound And the days are not full enough And the nights are not full enough And life ...
Monday, June 26, 2017

The Scaffolding Inside You

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The Scaffolding Inside You By Olena Kalytiak Davis Your thoughts have hung themselves from nails like workshirts. The sky has stopped ...
Thursday, May 4, 2017

His Wife by Andrew Hudgins

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His Wife by Andrew Hudgins My wife is not afraid of dirt. She spends each morning gardening, stooped over, watering, pulling weeds, remo...
Monday, May 1, 2017

Like That by Kim Addonizio

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We all want to be lit on fire & burned to ash...like that... xo LIKE THAT By Kim Addonizio Love me like a wrong turn on...
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