What angels do to dragonflies
Do you know
what angels do to dragonflies?
They kiss their wings
like the first rays of the sun would do
as soon as the morning
wakes up with a smile
like the crystals by your bed,
like those deep blue crystals,
the ones that capture the dreams you sleep in.
We sit by the giggling river
and watch those silver wings surf on the waves
as the sleepy fog
rubbing its chin
rises up to meet the day,
not knowing what angels really do to dragonflies.
Do you know
what angels do to dragonflies?
They fly with them
into the green vastness of eternity
where leaves merge into the wind
like the dew dripping now
from the tip of your small finger
and clouds dance like only happiness can
when it falls and rolls on spring flowers.
If you hear me humming;
if you see a gleam in my eyes
smiling to myself
as I sit under this tree,
under this sky where birds glide
like unanswered prayers
and the scent of fresh lemongrass
fill the words that wait on my lips
to fall into your ears,
then you must know,
like someone who makes
a secret wish knows,
I know what angels do to dragonflies.