Dragonfly

Dragonfly of Dreams
Glistening black
Soft wings
Transparent flight
Hovering in midair

Flowers of Hope
Yellow red orange purple
Swarm with life as
The Dream alights
Carefully descending on each

I tried to capture this dream
To own in a constraining jar
It arose beyond my grasp
Into the deepening blue sky
Of early summer

Grass of Deception
Now there is only
The heat of summer
Decaying flowers
Following the Dragonfly's
Unattached departure