Tuesday, April 18, 2006

settling the dragonfly

settling the dragonfly

She is delicate
on upturned fingertips,
a tentative murmur of
advancing and receding
blue, an iridized whirr
in moon flight.

She seeks an open palm,
thumbs that never press
or pin; hands that consider
her delicate wings.

A home with no walls,
no doors to close.
Love is not a portal.