Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Dragonfly

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The Dragon-fly
by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Today I saw the dragon-fly
Come from the wells where he did lie.
An inner impulse rent the veil
Of his old husk: from head to tail
Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
He dried his wings: like gauze they grew;
Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew
A living flash of light he flew.

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1 comment:

Hanley Family said...

That is a beautiful photo...I love the detail in the wings.