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

Friday, November 17, 2017

Before Dark by Wendell Berry

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Kingfisher in flight, from: Mike Lane Wildlife Photography Before Dark by  Wendell Berry From the porch at dusk I watched a ki...
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Saturday, November 11, 2017

Elegy by Linda Pastan

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My witch balls, reflecting Autumn... Elegy by  Linda Pastan Our final dogwood leans over the forest floor offering berries t...
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Thursday, November 2, 2017

In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver

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Some beautiful trees on my block, photographed last Autumn.  Trees are masters of letting go... In Blackwater Woods By Mary Oliver, f...
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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Song of the Witches by William Shakespeare

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From:   "Amy Brown's Fairies". The time of fairies is upon us... Song of the Witches: “ Double, double toil and tr...
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

This Moment by Eavan Boland

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Window from  Pinterest THIS MOMENT By Eavan Boland A neighborhood. At dusk. Things are getting ready to happen out of sigh...
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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