Cellophane wings shine
Blue bomber sways in soft breeze
Waiting for take-off
Transparent Dragonfly
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Beauty on Beauty
There you were in the middle of my shot
Resting on a petal sunning yourself
Surfing all that beauty
Drowning in light
Reflecting every minute detail
Flawless yet simple
Elegant
An engineering work of infinitesimal design
A gift from the creator of all wonders
The image of excellence
Beauty on beauty
Note; I just received my copy of the new North Carolina Bards Charlotte Poetry Anthology this week. I am proud and honored that my poem, Cobwebs of the Blue Ridge, was included in this collection.
Flawless Beauty
Beauty on Beauty
There you were in the middle of my shot
Resting on a petal sunning yourself
Surfing all that beauty
Drowning in light
Reflecting every minute detail
Flawless yet simple
Elegant
An engineering work of infinitesimal design
A gift from the creator of all wonders
The image of excellence
Beauty on beauty
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Turtle’s / Dragonflies’ Convention
Turtles // Dragon flies
All vying for position
Which one will it be?
Green hard-shell bump on the log
Or flitting blue dragon fly
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
The Amazing Damselfly
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Sitting by my little stream a Damselfly came flitting by
Zipping by in synchronized aerial acrobatics
Flying in pairs like a sparkler in a little boy’s hand
Up and down round and round up into the sky
Irridescent blue sporting two pair of black wings
Sunning and stretching showing off his long slim thorax
Trying to impress a mate without too much success
Not unlike humans who like to show off and sing
Leaf to leaf and stem to stem it moves from scene to scene
Knowing I’m there but seeming not to care
Resting in the cool of the afternoon shade
Almost caught by a leaping frog rising up from the stream
Such fragile creatures so beautiful and so fine
With a pin head brain so full and so bold
Technology beyond what man can build
Smaller than a chip with precision lines
How wonderful to be in the presence of awesomeness
So easy to simply pass it by
Never realizing never taking time to see
Lift your eyes to the beauty of nature’s finest
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Fragile Beauty
Butterflies are fascinating and fragile insects. They are one of the most beautiful creatures on earth. It always amazes me that they can live, propagate, and migrate far distances. Their wings are so thin you can almost see right through them, yet they have such an artistic design one cannot deny the handiwork of our creator. As I watch these amazing creatures I am in awe of everything about them.
Tiny creatures
Flitting from flower to flower
Seemingly oblivious
To the world around
Carried about
On tissue thin wings
Masterpieces of design
Painted in vivid colors
Beyond art
Migrating on the wind
Programmed GPS
Chrysalises bursting open
Reincarnated
Ephemeral beauty
For us to enjoy
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Butterfly Photo: Dwight L. Roth
