This is one of my favourite creatures – dragonfly. The first time I’ve seen one was when it flew in our living room. Apartment block, fifth floor was strange enough. I got scared, I was just around ten. Later on, I told my Dad: ‘It looked just like a helicopter. How did they make themselves like that?’ Imagine the fun of my childish question. My father smiled very cheerfully and said: ‘Maybe people make helicopters like dragonflies, it’s easier.’ I continued: ‘Yeah, sure, but how do they?’ Dad said: ‘Well, maybe the engineers caught one dragonfly and took a good look of it.’
Not a day would pass without some cute memories of Dad come back when I remember all the small and fine things he used to teach me 🙂 (it might seem cheerful, but it’s tearful).
Carpe Diem #303 – Dragonfly
Dainty whizzing through
nothingness in fairy wings
Supplies all eyes’ joy.
© 2013 Mariya Koleva
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I, too, love dragonflies. We’ve had one that frequented our garden this summer. There is a small river nearby where they congregate but we are not that close enough to the river that they would normally come here. I enjoyed its presence each time.
Nice haiku 🙂 I says exactly what I feel.