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Dragonflies have long captivated our imaginations with their delicate wings, iridescent bodies, and graceful flight.
In cultures around the world, these fascinating insects have been symbols of transformation, freedom, and the power of the natural world.
It’s no surprise, then, that dragonflies have inspired countless poets throughout the centuries.
From short and sweet verses to epic ballads, dragonfly poems have captured the essence of these magical creatures in all their beauty and wonder.
In this article, we’ll explore different types of poems about dragonflies, including famous ones, short ones, funeral ones, haiku ones, love ones, death ones, friendship ones, and ones for children.
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Famous Dragonfly Poems
Throughout history, renowned poets have been inspired by the beauty and symbolism of dragonflies, resulting in some of the most memorable verses in literature.
1. The Dragonfly
by Arthur Christopher Benson
Restless dragonfly, darting, dancing
Over the ribbons of trailing weed,
Cease awhile from thy myriad glancing,
Poised on the curve of the swinging reed;
Where the lilyleaf smooths her creases,
Rest like a warrior carved in stone;
Then when the crisp edge starts, and the breezes
Ruflle the water, arise, begone!
Mailed in terror, thy harness gleaming,
Soldier of summer, a day’s desire!
Lantern eyeballs lustrously dreaming,
Mirroring woodland, hill, and spire,
Wondering gaze at the depths that pent thee
Crawling soft on the dim-lit floor;
Was it the fire in thy heart that sent thee
Brave through the ripple, to shine and soar?
Then when the piled clouds big with thunder
Smite thee down with a summer’s tear,
Floating, lost in a languid wonder,
On to the deadly swirl of the weir,
Dream of the days of thy sunny playing,
Take no thought of the depths beneath,
Till the eddies that smile in slaying
Draw thee down to the deeps of death.
I too come in the summer weather,
Dropping down when the winds are low.
Float like birds of an alien feather,
Weary of winter and Northern snow,
Cool depths under us, blue above us,
Carelessly drifiing side by side,
Is there a heart to guide us, love us?
Are we but made to be tossed aside?
Wherefore question of what befall thee
Winds that blow from the sunless shore?
One hath made thee and One shall call thee;
Dream in the sunlight, and ask no more.
2. Blue Dragonfly
by Ruby Archer
Whither away, thou winged flower,
Instinct with tremulous light and motion?
Art thou a spirit, born of the hour,
Adrift on the breezes’ lulling ocean?
Velvety, quivering thing of light,
The incarnation of summer splendor,
Is there an aim in thine airy flight,
A thought that throbs in thy pinions tender?
Thy wavering wings translucent bear
An azure dream to a lily sleeping,—
An instant poised in the fragrant air,
And lightly into the faint heart peeping.
Once more away, all pure and soft,
With prisoned rainbows about thee clinging,
Flitting and circling, half-vanished aloft,
Then dipping low to the stream’s glad singing.
O fluttering, gauzy mystery,
Frail-winged creature, glimmering, fleeing,
Thou art but a tinted ecstasy,—
A joy with life and a tireless being.
Thou hast no purpose to guide thy flight,
Nor does thy folly demand forgiving.
Thy wings must beat with thy heart’s delight
In the glorious rapture of merely living!
3. The Dragon-Fly
by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse
The day was set to a beautiful theme
by the blue of a dragon-fly
that poised with his airy wings agleam
on a flower, as I passed by.
So frail and so lovely a touch would destroy;
He seemed but a fancy, a whim;
Yet this gossamer thing is a breath of God’s joy,
And Life is made perfect in him!
Memorize Poem
the Dragon-Fly
by John B. Tabb
“Is skimming o’er a stagnant pool
your only occupation?”
“Ah, no: ’tis at this Summer School
I get my education.”
4. Dragon Fly
by Hilda Conkling
You jerk, against the sun,
You twist your diamond wires and greengold scales,
You tilt your body . . . head down . . .
You quiver . . .
Are you angry or only excited?
I should think the ferns might be excited
Feeling you there:
And you never mention the reasons
For your coming.
Sure of your wings
You have time in the air for thinking:
You poise and are content.
But only lizards among old stones
Can find as you find the unexpected turning:
You say It is time to go!
And you have gone.
5. The Day I Was a Dragonfly
by Caren Krutsinger
I flitted over the warmest prettiest meadow imaginable
Monarch butterflies and swallowtails followed me
I felt dainty and delectable, it was the best of times
Have I ever had such a terrific day? I did not remember another one.
This was the best idea I told my dream maker; I wish I had done it sooner.
Hardly anyone asks for this, he confided to me. But it is marvelous!
A bumble bee with a cocky grin gave me a head nod. I laughed.
My giggle was girly, young-sounding. I felt fifteen again.
My best day in over fifty years the day I was a dragonfly.
6. The Red Dragonflies
by Sigeki Ogino
In the evening, from window to window, the fire-wheel lamps sway and red dragonflies rest, fly and rest again.
In the light of the street lamps, a moth with broken wings wriggles aimlessly.
There are orange spots on the paths with grasshoppers and leafhoppers, and on the way home.
Poultry and animals panting here and there, a Doberman dog wandering in a kennel.
A muscular, half-naked university student approached, beating a drum, and said.
“Hey Ya!”.
Behind me, I heard one of the wives’ voices, and I fell in love with the university student.
7. The Water’s Edge
by Anonymous
At the water’s edge,
I paused to consider the rocks,
a kaleidoscope of muted colors and various sizes,
all worn smooth by water, sand, friction, and time
I stepped in,
wading just beyond the rocks,
my feet sinking into the cool, yielding, sandy bottom,
the serious waves persisted, intent on their rhythmic task,
taking orders from the rising maternal moon
and chilling my shins
Just then,
a chartreuse dragonfly lit on the water,
dazzling and iridescent,
its moonlit wings of fine spun silver
a dizzying display
just an arm’s length away,
it was gone again in an instant,
its flight more sophisticated
than any helicopter invented by man
And I paused to consider my place in history,
brief as that dragonfly’s visit,
quite possibly not as grand,
certainly not as resolute
Consulting the waves,
they simply responded,
“hush, all is as it should be,
8. Dragonfly Ethos
by Anonymous
A dragonfly hovers,
swoops, dips, and flies,
sipping at flowers.
If can’t fly, starves
as only eats prey
it catches while flying.
9. Virtually Unchanged
by Caren Krutsinger
Virtually unchanged
a shimmering dragonfly
ancestral wonder
10. Childhood Dragonfly
by M.L. Kiser
Heart beats while I move slowly
On grass rainbow wings still free
A blue dragonfly
a gorgeous friendship
brown and blue sliver of a dragonfly
lands on a delicate blush rose iris in the sun
her crinkle glass wings fold up in a prayer
honored, the iris is welcoming and loving
it is the beginning of a gorgeous friendship
dragonfly knows she will be back and often
Short Dragonfly Poems
Short dragonfly poems are perfect for those who want to express their admiration for these insects in a concise yet impactful way.
1. The Red Dragonfly
by Asif Andalib
A red dragonfly
Seated on my stretched right hand,
It was good omen!
2. A Dragonfly
by Ernesto P. Santiago
A dragonfly rides
on a lily’s leaf, waiting
for the fish to twitch
3. Dragon Fly
by Caren Krutsinger
black dragon fly sir
you have spider coloring
giving me a fright
4. She is a Hybrid
by Caren Krutsinger
she is a hybrid
a yellow orange dragonfly
dazzling in the sun
5. Frog on Lillie Pad
by Eve Roper
Frog on lillie pad
Dragonfly flies
Gulp Mmmmm.. 🙂
6. Enlightenment
by Archana Kapoor Nagpal
alone at night
on its own shadow
a dragonfly
Funeral Dragonfly Poems
As symbols of transformation and new beginnings, dragonflies can be a meaningful addition to funeral or memorial services. Funeral dragonfly poems can provide comfort and solace during a difficult time.
1. Death of a Naturalist
All year the flax-dam festered in the heart
Of the townland; green and heavy headed
Flax had rotted there, weighted down by huge sods.
Daily it sweltered in the punishing sun.
Bubbles gargled delicately, bluebottles
Wove a strong gauze of sound around the smell.
There were dragonflies, spotted butterflies,
But best of all was the warm thick slobber
Of frogspawn that grew like clotted water
In the shade of the banks. Here, every spring
I would fill jampotfuls of the jellied
Specks to range on window sills at home,
On shelves at school, and wait and watch until
The fattening dots burst, into nimble
Swimming tadpoles. Miss Walls would tell us how
The daddy frog was called a bullfrog
And how he croaked and how the mammy frog
Laid hundreds of little eggs and this was
Frogspawn. You could tell the weather by frogs too
For they were yellow in the sun and brown
In rain.
Then one hot day when fields were rank
With cowdung in the grass the angry frogs
Invaded the flax-dam; I ducked through hedges
To a coarse croaking that I had not heard
Before. The air was thick with a bass chorus.
Right down the dam gross bellied frogs were cocked
On sods; their loose necks pulsed like sails. Some hopped:
The slap and plop were obscene threats. Some sat
Poised like mud grenades, their blunt heads farting.
I sickened, turned, and ran. The great slime kings
Were gathered there for vengeance and I knew
That if I dipped my hand the spawn would clutch it.
2. Death of a Dragonfly
by Annette Pisano-Higley
See season changes so temperate,
That one must still their breath, softly,
Even to notice.
Parading a lushness of bloom,
Riotous tendrils burst and grow anew,
In sparkling diamonds of morning dew,
Reveling in summer’s persistent,
And benevolent façade.
But,
Migrant sparrows escape winter nests,
To fly far and feast on exotic bounties,
Of smaller prey that fly, and crawl, and creep,
They, unaware, or so resigned to fate,
Since life is life,
And the weaker are often captured,
By the stronger.
Yet,
Allow an indulgent tear, in the solemn sight,
Of the death of a single dragonfly,
One sparrow sustaining itself on one single dragonfly.
It is a whisper of a death, mayhap writ into time,
A humble, quiet death,
But a death to be noticed and to be mourned,
For the world is so immeasurably less,
In its loss.
3. The Dragonfly
by Lord Tennyson Alfred
Today I saw the dragonfly
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.
4. A Dragonfly That Committed Suicide
by Preeth Nambiar
In front of the lit oil lamp while chanting Gayatri, I heard the sound of fluttering wings of a dragonfly upon the flames. My eyes opened to see that poor being with its wings burnt and body immersed in the oil. There was silence and the tiny idols in front of me were shining while I was still enjoying a temporary detachment brought by few minutes of meditation. I heard the noise for few more moments and then it stopped to take me back to silence.
I thought of its possible past – birth from a tiny egg; the amusement to see the beautiful world around it; the joy of flying amidst the plants in the wild gardens; the moments of togetherness with loved ones and at the end the pain of understanding its wings getting tired even in the slowest breeze! Perhaps he entered my tiny room seeking refuge from the drizzle outside, attracted by the light and fragrance from my serene home. Alas! Here he ends!
A dragonfly that committed suicide upon the mystic flames of divinity – that was what I felt and I understand that I am nowhere different from him. The experience of lifespan for the tiny being and my lifespan of few decades would not have much difference in the level of perception. When I count years, he must have counted hours and lived a life so. But probably I am bit early, I can feel my wings being burnt and my identity lost within the fuel of devotion.
But, my Lord, how long will I live here so? How far will I fly with these burnt wings? I wish if a spark from the flame in front of me falls unto my body, spread across my skin and burn this flesh to reduce me into ashes that would nourish at least the earth where I lived! My Lord, I am tired of a life that is being lived in vain and I am all ready to abandon this being caged in my self! Open my eyes from the darkness of this mortal life to the light of your realisation!
5. When the Dragonflies Escape
by Alexis Hill
when the dragonflies escape
the sensation of being swept up
in kite sailing within and without
riveting curvatures
of wind breaks
there’s nothing like catching
the breeze so proposing this
please sweet universe,
I ask of thee
let the dragonflies free.
when the dragonflies escape
you will embrace it
in every fiber of your being
with even
electricity flowing
up to the fingertips
you cannot shake this feeling
like the beating of fragile wings
poise and power
strokes the air so carefully calculated
I hope the both of us make it
to a safer existence where there is
virtue and inner peace then
why can’t you
just release them
when we again understood
after such a long time
that we were already
free
already free to
begin with.
6. Machine Dragonflies in the Sky
by K Balachandran
Against the thick black curtain on horizon
of still, gigantic cumulus cloud formation
three flitting army helicopters deftly display
a shadow play on jolly life of dragonflies,
I am compelled to think, as I drive past this
along the road skirting Bangalore garrison
7. Planes and Dragonflies
by Christos Andreas Kourtis
We walk by the river side
wanting the sky to fall
planes fly tree line low
she ducks her head as we go
as I hold tight to her hand
She has the look of eloquence
her eyes burn into my eyes
and by the riverside
we spot a blue dragonfly
we watch it’s shimmering wings as it flies
We stop for a few moments
to watch this baby fly
as we care for all
and none care for us
as we are just planes and dragonflies
Haiku Dragonfly Poems
With their focus on nature and the seasons, haiku poems are the perfect medium to capture the beauty and movement of dragonflies.
1. Dragonfly
by Heather Ober
the gravel path
glitters with sunlight–
dragonfly wings
2. Dragonfly
by Tom Cook
roadside blossoms
bleached cattails – drying
red dragonfly
3. A Fleeting Moment
by Joseph Soper
dragonfly darts past
sun shimmers rainbows on wings
brief ripple on pond
4. Dainty Faerie Dragonfly
by Caren Krutsinger
lands on my shoulder
dainty faerie dragonfly
brings spirit message
Elegant Insect
lovely dragonfly
with silken gossamer wings
elegant insect
5. Dragonfly
by Uwe Stroh
The dragonfly hovers
motionless in the purple
band of the rainbow.
6. Tail of Dragonfly
by Anonymous
Skimming the water’s surface
While taking a drink
bark of an old tree
Weather-beaten and furrowed
A home for insects
7. Silent Moment
by Skye Tandy
Dragonfly hovers
Jewel flash, diving, darting
In an instant, gone.
8. Dragonfly Dream’s
by Raul Moreno
The dragonfly dreams,
Of the butterfly’s beauty;
Dreams of painted wings.
9. Broken Wings
by M Asim Nehal
The broken wings of
an emperor dragonfly.
Surprise feast for ants.
Fallen from his dreams
reached realities,
now working harder.
with shattered love life,
she took human services,
many lives salvaged.
Dragonfly Love Poems
The grace and beauty of dragonflies have inspired many romantic poets throughout the ages. Dragonfly love poems can be a beautiful way to express feelings of love, admiration, and passion.
1. Cambodian Moon
by Gregory Golden
Cambodian rice fields
where
dragonflies make love
while
we
dance on moon river
2. Fact or Fiction
by Jan Allison
Do you believe every single word I write?
Is it fact or fiction when my pen is in full flight
I’ve written of heartbreak – guess that’s happened to most of us
about abuse, and being an alcoholic – if this really happened to me I’d cuss
3. Moonlight and Dragonflies
by Sara Kendrick
Purple afterglow
love those dragonflies dipping
in ponds cool water
while we loved in soft moonlight
lovers on that summer’s eve
4. Summer Morning
by Darren Garmer
A glorious summer morning…
Nature Observing…
A breath taking motion picture feature…
Love greetings between earth’s creatures…
No thoughts pinning on yesterday…
Joyfully exploring this new day…
Dragonflies circle in perfect rings…
Birds soaring, roaming delighted to sing…
Butterflies wander with a simple flutter…
A subtle cool breeze stimulates the leaves with a shutter…
The sun’s warm hug initiates fruitful growth…
Radiant flowers sharing a simple truth…
Allow the inner beauty to shine through…
I sit here fully adoring…
A glorious summer morning…
5. Spirits
by Xuefeng Pan
When spirits walk On
The surface of the water
They are ripples
When Walking on the land
They are winds
When flying in the sky
They are larks,
They are dragonflies,
They are hawks
When they fall on your heart
They overlook me
With blinking beautiful eyes
6. Spirit of Flight
by Richard Pickett
See the flight of a Hummingbird,
wings to fast to see.
Hovering almost weightlessly,
for the nectar of the tree.
See the flight of Eagles,
riding thermals, so very high.
Searching for the evening meal
I love to hear them cry.
See the flight of dragonflies,
they’re here and then they’re there.
The colors of the rainbow,
floating in the air.
See the flight of the Osprey,
circling the sea.
To catch himself a tasty fish,
to feed his family.
See the flight of Human Spirit,
no limit how high we’ll go.
The power that drives our human wings,
comes from deep within our soul.
7. Dragonflies
by David Cathey
dragonflies dancing
on currents of oceans breeze
love Gods masterpiece
8. Burning Light
by M. L. Kiser
Burning light
In night;
Calls moths
To cloths.
Moon glows
Moth woes;
Bugs alight
With delight.
Bugs fly
Light shine;
In dark
Pine park.
Creek rolls
Water flows;
Dragonflies
Wing by.
Night life
No strife;
Bugs grow
Tenfold.
Daylight
No flight;
Right bugs
Grass rug.
Daylight
Colors fly;
Palette
Colors bright.
Nature
Has cure;
Boredom
For some.
Others love
The bugs;
For them
It’s enough.
9. Cranberry Park
by Kohava Ray
This sky dome
Held by thousands of threads
of sunshine,
Is a musical instrument;
Its sounds pour out when
Life flips its strings;
Dragonflies are the first
to make the light high-pitched tone;
Swallows are next
Rapid, cheerful notes emitted
From their aerodynamic bodies;
Then appears a father pushing the stroller
Carefully and affectionately
A sweet melody starts to fill the air
Resonating within the hemisphere;
This is, seemingly, the first day of Autumn,
And I am filled with light and love
Dragonfly Death Poems
For some, the image of a dragonfly hovering near a loved one during their final moments can be a source of comfort and peace. Dragonfly poems about death explore the intersection of life, death, and the natural world.
1. The Dragonfly
by Anonymous
Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond with few disturbances and interruptions.
Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever.
Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what he had found at the top.
When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying.
So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead. He wanted to go back to tell them, and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended.
But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!
2. The Dragonfly
by Carolyn Hastings
I saw a dragonfly today
It whizzed by my kitchen window,
reminding me of our sorrow
I watched it zig-zag on its way
It gave me cause to stop and pray
for those who have been left behind
from cancer death or suicide
I pray, Be blessed this Christmas Day.
3. The Dragonfly Story
by Walter Dudley Cavert
In the bottom of an old pond lived some grubs who could not understand why none of their group ever came back after crawling up the stem of the lilies to the top of the water. They promised each other that the next one who was called to make the upward climb would return and tell what happened to him. Soon one of them felt an urgent impulse to seek the surface; he rested himself on top of a lily pad and went through a glorious transformation which made him a dragonfly with beautiful wings. In vain he tried to keep his promise. Flying back and forth over the pond, he peered down at his friends below. Then he realized that if they could ever see him they would not recognize such a radiant creature as one of their number. The fact that we cannot see our friends or communicate with them after the transformation which we call death is no proof that they cease to exist.
4. No Story
by Eva J Tortora
Maybe there’s little
or no story
tonight
just
the dragonflies
to keep us safe
and warm
protect
me
from love
and keep me
from feeling
cold
and anything
that might feel
new…
5. Dragonflies in Love
by Sheila Kathryn Barrera
Two dragonflies flying
together as one
in love.
Wings above one another
both going the same way
bodies curved,
joined.
Carrying on with
God’s perfect plan,
they do what comes
naturally to them.
They remind me
of one of those
old bi-planes.
Soon there will be
a whole lot
of little ones
flying around.
Dragonfly Friendship Poems
Dragonflies are also a symbol of friendship, loyalty, and companionship. Dragonfly friendship poems can be a touching way to express appreciation for a close friend.
1. Pretty Dragonfly Spreads Love
by Caren Krutsinger
pretty dragonfly
spreading love to the flowers
expecting nothing
2. Potpourri
by Tom Wright
God gave me Passion of Heart when discovering first love,
A prayer for Love and Peace as symbolized by His Dove.
I have the Confidence of an Oak, deep rooted and unbending,
I glimpsed the Joy of a Dragonfly ere midsummer’s day ending.
I’ve the Enthusiasm of a Butterfly, as it nectars a flower,
and the Patience to accept Life, hour by hour.
3. Japanese Butterfly
by Nakym Sheffield
My
Japanese Butterfly
Sole proprietor of my eye
Sole proprietor of my sky
Canary, strawberry
Colors extraordinary
She lives in an orangery
In a hole under an orange tree
Her kisses are of lemon-lime
Citrus, overwhelmingly delicious
Captivating submissive I’ve made
A solicitous conscious decision
To explore, desire, love-n-adore
Till I die
My Japanese Butterfly
Sincerely,
Your Puffy-eyed Chinese Dragonfly
4. Off To College in a Kayak
by Robert Trezise Jr.
Tip of her kayak
Tears
At the tissue of Torch Lake
In its morning middle
New sun floating blurry
A half-deflated balloon
Struggling on a string above the hills
Fists of fog like marble hands
Warming themselves in the steam
From the night-chilled water
I can barely see our daughter
Out there
Lit
Like a dragonfly
On the petal of a blue flower
The ends of her pink paddles
Slowly
Beating up and down
Along her sides
Wings
Testing the delicate air
Making her way to the other shore.
I put my binoculars down.
Next week she leaves for marketing school in college.
5. I Am
by Stephen Allen
For we are love,
anything I do must be of,
from, for, and is born of this,
Unless this child is lost.
If by chance this fool does anything,
from some smaller place,
the suffering is truly mine,
against my true nature,
from the mind steeped and chained,
mans machine of pain and poverty.
So far from the deep wood mist
Scarlet dawn flared dragonfly wings
The rising miracle of all things
As I sit, sunlight on my face gently kissed.
6. A Touch of the Blues
by Wendy Watson
A brooding mood seeks to engulf my soul
but on the cusp of conquest,
is deflected by memories of nature’s rarest hue…
The sudden glimpse of stunning sapphire in a field of flaxen corn
and soothing balm of lavender’s luxurious scent.
Dragonfly and Kingfisher in burst of aqua flight
darting across the stunned palette of serene summer skies
and azure mirrors of the soul echoing my love.
Sorrow slowly surrenders.
Dragonfly Poems for Children
With their whimsical and magical qualities, dragonflies are a favorite subject of children’s literature and poetry. Children’s poems about dragonflies can foster a love of nature and a sense of wonder in young readers.
1. Fly, Dragonfly!
by Joyce Sidman
Water nymph, you have
climbed from the shallows to don
your dragon-colors.
Perched on a reed stem
all night, shedding your skin, you dry
your wings in moonlight.
Night melts into day.
Swift birds wait to snap you up.
Fly, dragonfly! Fly!
2. The Vanity of the Dragonfly
by Nancy Willard
The dragonfly at rest on the doorbell—
too weak to ring and glad of it,
but well-mannered and cautious,
thinking it best to observe us quietly
before flying in, and who knows if he will find
the way out? Cautious of traps, this one.
A winged cross, plain, the body straight
as a thermometer, the old glass kind
that could kill us with mercury if our teeth
did not respect its brittle body. Slim as an eel
but a solitary glider, a pilot without bombs
or weapons, and wings clear and small as a wish
to see over our heads, to see the whole picture.
And when our gaze grazes over it and moves on,
the dragonfly changes its clothes,
sheds its old skin, shriveled like laundry,
and steps forth, polished black, with two
circles buttoned like epaulettes taking the last space
at the edge of its eyes.
3. Dashy the Dragonfly
by Anonymous
I’m Dashy the Dragonfly-
Swift is my flight
Over the water-
I’m soon out of sight.
Darting and flashing,
Whatever the day.
Oh! There goes an insect,
I really can’t stay!
4. Dragonfly
by Stevy Want
Come ride upon a dragonfly.
There is no reason to pass by.
We’ll ride it high into the air.
Then let it land inside its lair.
We’ll do it all with our mind’s eye.
We’ll wander in the dragon home.
We’ll talk about and freely roam.
We’ll meet up in the living room
and sit beside the metal bloom
that sparkles like new polished chrome.
The bloom becomes a fast mind-ship.
We hop right in and take a trip.
We fly through minds own inner space
and then blast through our knowledge base
and land within a comic strip.
The comic strip was of a clown.
Who reversed a painted smile down?
We laughed at all the clown had done.
The comic strip was lots of fun.
But then we had to turn around.
We sailed our ship in inner space.
From there it could go anyplace.
We flew back to the dragonfly
and said good by in our mind’s eye.
And then flew to a mind-ship race.
5. Dragonfly
by Sarah Shahzad
As it flies through the sky,
With no money to slide,
Wishing it could have,
With the pinch of a fly,
Going in circles,
Nowhere to hide,
Little dragonfly with money to slide,
Flowing inside the others pockets,
Waiting for feather to fall,
And scare to disappear,
But it can’t just fly,
As it gets money to slide.
Final Thoughts
Dragonflies have long been a source of inspiration for poets, artists, and nature lovers alike.
Our collection of dragonfly poems showcases the delicate beauty of these fascinating insects and the wonder they bring to our lives.
Whether you’re looking for funeral poems or love poems, short verses or longer works, there is something here for everyone.
We hope our poems for dragonflies have left you feeling inspired and connected to the natural world around you.
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