Looking Back

A dragonfly came and flew in flash of time While I looked at flowerbeds filled with grime. I too flew with her to a distant land back in time Back then those little beauties weren't that scarce. Gardens used to be filled with grasshoppers Butterflies were plenty to be chased around. Yes many lost their wings between our little fingers But we knew nothing better in childhood explorations. In afternoons mounds of dirt in empty fields Were huge to our eyes for trekking expeditions. On rainy days upon mossy grounds wading Through mud parting tall blades of wet grass, We picked frogs and worms with slimy skins Jumping in excitement as they slipped away. Heat or cold we found a way to learn and enjoy What our surroundings offered in abundance. Those childhood memories filled with beauteous Wonders of nature came back looking at dragon fly.