Soliloquy Of A Dragonfly

Once I was an aquatic nymph For long I hid myself under cover None seemed to have spotted me Not knowing, there existed another domain, Of sunshine and of gentle breeze, I confined myself in a nether world. I don't know if I was happy myself then Albeit, during my prolonged stay in water Once I had an eerie sensation And in my body happened a rare configuration A pair of filmy wings sprouted on either side That looked like thin strips of gossamer They were so weightless for my body to bear And on my head emerged a pair of bulging eyes Perhaps a little incongruous for my tiny size Feeling an insatiable urge to fly Leaving the confines of that slushy pond I rocketed myself into the far flung sky Where I wandered proud and free Like a little wisp of wonderment It was indeed my second birth! In my new found freedom, I soared higher and still higher Reeling round on iridescent wings Hovering buoyant in mid air I heard some children excitedly exclaim 'Dragonfly…. Dragonfly! Hurray! ' 'Hush…! Don't scare it away It might come and perch on our way Let us chase it on this sunny day'