DRAGONFLY

In
His
loving eyes
your every thought, word, and movement
is always, always

beautiful.

Hafiz
Translated by Daniel Ladinsky

I stared at the leafless geranium plant.  Yesterday this plant being had been filled with red buds and an abundance of leaves.  Just as my heart was torn between sadness for the plant and happiness for the sated deer, a blue dragonfly landed on the bare stock.

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