Dragonflies

 

On strategic survival missions,

Miniature Spitfires

Perform their air show

Outside our window,

Free of charge.

 

Svelte, sylph-like, surreal

Darting, twisting, swerving,

Plunging towards their quarry,

They burn up the sky

Oblivious of their fans.

 

. Heedless of brilliance,

With no applause,

Again, with daring, they stage

Impossible aerobatic stunts,

An exquisite encore.

 

                                             

                          Eleanor Kidd
                           Port Sydney