23 July 2026 (water lilies)

water lilies

a dragonfly includes me

in its flight pattern

16 June 2026 (septic pumpout)

septic pumpout—

the men stand around

discussing dragonflies

19 September 2025 (all the choices)

all the choices

that led to this moment

shadow darner

20 July 2025 (gathering clouds)

gathering clouds

a meadowhawk pauses

at the path’s edge

19 July 2025 (summer morning)

summer morning . . .

a hunting dragonfly

reaches the moon

18 July 2025 (circling back)

circling back

for a second look

widow skimmer

16 October 2024 (autumn meadowhawk)

autumn meadowhawk the red of roadside sumacs

25 August 2024 (a meadowhawk returns)

a meadowhawk returns

to the perch he flushed from —

bent goldenrod

4 September 2023 (pond-side)

pond-side bench

conjoined dragonflies

join me

2 September 2023 (the weight)

the weight

of being human

crushed dragonfly

20 August 2023 (a dragonfly)

a dragonfly

the color of grass

lifting fog