Ever
transforming
stronger
than you first perceive
I
am ‘dragonfly’
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What is it
about the dragonfly
that attracts
me…
As a children
we were told
they were
“darning needles”
would “sew
your mouth shut”
…we ran in
fear of them.
Yet over time
I have come to appreciate
how they morph
to “become”
what they are
meant to be—
Throughout my
life
I have adapted
and transformed:
transparent,
translucent
I wear my
heart on the outside.
I may appear
stationary,
but am always
moving,
discovering,
growing;
like the
dragonfly,
becoming who
I am meant
to be.
© Ginny Brannan 2016
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As a seasonal symbol in Japan, the dragonfly is associated with
autumn.
More
generally, dragonflies are symbols of courage, strength, and happiness, and
they often appear in art and literature, especially Haiku. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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I like to
believe that my “spirit” animal is a dragonfly. I am definitely drawn to these
creatures. The dragonfly, with protruding eyes and exoskeleton, is not nearly as
pretty as his butterfly cousin, though in their lifetime both metamorphose, adapting,
becoming something else. I’ve
learned that even youth, the dragonfly nymph faces adversity, and must learn to
swim the currents to survive. Their delicate, translucent wings disguise their
real strength. In this stage of my life, more autumn than summer, I too have
changed— writing poetry, finding my voice, and in the past year have discovered
a courage and inner-strength strength I did not know I possessed…yes, I am
drawn to dragonflies…
