Dragonfly Encounter


©pralinanmi
Dragonfly grasps my finger and I am surprised by the strength...the power...of his legs...hanging on for life. I thought he was dead...when I saw him lying there...in the middle of the road. I stopped the car to pick him up...and approaching closer...I could see his tail was bent in a curve...his wings...were barely moving...
I extended a hand and his legs grabbed on...slowly...black angular limbs curling around my finger...to be carried to safety. As in a dream...I watched him...studied him...his transparent veined wings...black spots on their edges...shimmering iridescent green...black and blue turquoise body and tail so quiet and calm...while his multicoloured head moved back and forth...examining this foreign object extended in friendship... I think he had been stunned...and was injured when I happened by...

©pralinanmi
Since he wouldn't let go...I drove the 2 remaining miles home with him twirled around my finger...and I wondered what he thought of being taken for a ride. Little by little...his tail straightened...and his wings began to flutter...slowly at first...then more vigorously...beating beating beating an audible power throughout my skin... I couldn't believe it...I was driving a car with one hand...carrying a dancing dragonfly on the other...

©pralinanmi


Dragonfly is still twirling and circling my hand excitedly when I arrive home...but he can't fly yet...and I know it's time to get him onto a plant. He's so beautiful...his coloration so vibrant...his...aura...well...so apparent... I place him near a sage leaf...he loosens the grip on my finger and climbs on...seemingly grateful for the shelter he will have for the night...

©pralinanmi
How strange this dance through my fingers...his explorations over under through my hand...so familiar...as if I have held him before... Can it really be that...Dragonfly danced around my hand as if it were a flower...and then let me stroke him in thanks...