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**** THE DRAGON FLY ****


"The swirling, chilly, early morning mist swells,
Over gentle ripples on placid lake and wells.

Hearken! I hear a mellow murmur, a soft whirr,
As I espy a tiny angel, which approaches near.

Awesome sight I now behold, forsooth,
Messenger from the Gods hath come forth.

His iridescent wings glimmer with the dawn dew - a sparkling, beckoning faery,
Rhythmic buzzing in my ears, his wings beating merry & blurry.

Notice his pointed stinger & long tail - a singing serpent from underworld,
Confident personified, so suddenly he flits, ever so bold.

Expert acrobat is he not, diving hither & tither,
Turning to the winds, like a vane of the weather.

His gleaming, bulbous eyes never leave me from sight,
I begin to wonder, does he know of my true plight?

I ask tentatively, "O glorious messenger, what News does thee propound?
Does thee know - is my family safe & sound?

I am a weary wayfarer, so far from hearth & home,
Never-ending quest, has become death-defying syndrome.

Pray enlighten me, I beseech thee, O angel of light,
Utter thy news to gladden my heart and fill with delight."

I await now, with these words said,
a fleeting prayer on my lips, left unsaid.

Why no response, no answer to my heartfelt plea,
I get a wry smile, am I really talking to a flea?

I take hold of my senses again, as I turn back,
Uttering a deep sigh, ere I hit the beaten track.

A caressing whisper, then echoes off the rippling water,
A soothing voice from the mist, makes my steps falter.

"O warrior wayfarer, fear not the future, nor the past,
Thine family is safe, just as ye remember 'em last.

Hear me well, hear me true, for only ye can,
Thy divine journey, hath only just begun.

'tis the writ, thou shall forge the destiny of this land,
All mer & men rallying to thee, as thou maketh the last stand.

Forgo thine fears, ye are not alone; ye shall find friends near & dear,
To outwit & outlast all scourges of tyranny, war & fear.

Ye truly hath the blood of the immortals, tho' thy memories are now dim,
Learn thy powers well, the Dragons of lore, shall blesseth thee - the conquerer of Skyrim!

Be brave, surge forth anew. We shall serve thee in thy needs, my kin do not ever lie.
O Dovahkiin! Keep me close, to watch over thee from up high. Tell my thy missive, I am the Dragon Fly!"

~ veekay




"Today I saw the dragon-fly
Come from the wells where he did lie.
An inner impulse rent the veil
Of his old husk: from head to tail
Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
He dried his wings: like gauze they grew;
Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew
A living flash of light he flew."

~ Alfred Lord Tennyson




FABLES (from the Internet):

Menacing and marvelous, the dragonfly has for centuries captivated human imaginations with its daredevil flying maneuvers, vibrant colors and bullish disposition.

* THE ISLAND OF THE DRAGON FLY:
Japan was once called Akitsushima, meaning "The Island of the Dragon-fly"!
The dragonfly, now called "tombo" in Japanese, once used to be called "akitsu".

A legend tells of the first Japanese emperor, Jimmu Tenno. He was once bitten by a horsefly that was later eaten by a dragonfly. When the Emperor climbed to the top of the highest peak in Japan and looked out over his empire, he thought the island looked like a dragonfly that licked its tail. To honor the dragonfly, the Emperor proclaimed that Japan be known as Akitsushima, the Isle of the Dragonfly. The dragonfly soon became Japan’s national emblem as well as the subject of much folklore. In Japan, dragonflies symbolize victory in battle and success, happiness, strength and courage.

* THE MESSENGER FOR THE SPIRIT WORLD:
Here's a beautiful fable of the Zunis, a Pueblo people based in New Mexico.

Two small children had fallen asleep and were accidentally left behind when their parents and the rest of the villagers abandoned their village during a period of drought, when it was a hard time to find food as the corn crop had failed. As time passed, the young boy constructed a toy insect out of corn husks and grasses, to comfort his younger sister. Eventually, the toy came to life, and took the name Dragonfly. Saddened by the plight of the hungry children, it flew as a messenger to the gods, who took pity on the children. They instructed the Dragonfly, to guide the kids in their survival and there was a bountiful harvest of corn, to welcome the return of the overjoyed parents and villagers. Since then, the Dragonfly has been revered among the Zunis as a conduit and messenger to the Spirit World.

* THE PUEBLO CROSS:
To the Pueblo Indians, the double-bar cross (said to have originated with the Moors and Spaniards) represented the double pair of wings of the dragonfly, and they adopted it as their own religious symbol.

* THE SHADOW OF THE THIEVES:
In ancient Tahiti, the dragonfly was regarded less favorably. It was the shadow of Hiro, the god of thieves. A thief would release a dragonfly into the home he was about to rob and the shimmering insect would so daze the household that they would not notice they were being robbed!

* THE DEVIL'S STINGERS:
Predating the dinosaur, this fascinating insect of the order Odonata (meaning "toothed") has long been the subject of chilling myths and legends. In fact, the dragonfly's terrifying syringe-like appearance earned it a laundry list of dastardly names in world-wide folklore including "Devil's Darner," "Water Witch" and "Snake Doctor."

In European and early-American myths, children were told that if they misbehaved, a dragonfly would sew shut their eyes and ears as they slept. Another myth warned that dragonflies were in cahoots with snakes and were able to wake them from the dead or warn them of impending danger. And in Swedish folklore, dragonflies were called "Blindsticka" or "Blind Stingers," and rumored to have had a penchant for picking out human eyes. The Swedes also believed that dragonflies were used by the Devil to weigh people's souls, and that if a dragonfly swarmed around someone's head weighing his or her soul, that person could expect great injury. But the Swedes also recognized the dragonfly as a holy animal, and to one Swedish cult, it symbolized the love goddess Freya.

The Italians believed that Satan sent dragonflies up from hell to cause mischief in the world. The English today call dragonflies as hos-stingers and Australians call them horse-stingers. It is believed that these names came about, because it appeared that dragonflies were swarming around horses who were kicking and jumping as they were being bit, when in reality, the dragonflies were feasting on other flying insects that truly were the ones biting the horses.

* GUIDE OF LIFE:
To the Navajo tribe, the dragonfly symbolized pure water, which is where this remarkable creature lays its eggs. Where there is Dragonfly, there is water; where there is water, there is life. Dragonfly is a skilled aerial acrobat, and like the mind, can move quickly in any given direction to accomplish its goal. The lovely, often-iridescent colors of the wings remind us that the mundane existence that we commonly accept as the only reality, may be an illusion. Being mindful of dragonfly can help us guide us to our own positive and transcendent goals.




Source of the image above:
digitally enhanced version of a screenshot from Skyrim (The Elder Scrolls V) video game.
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Nightshade715's avatar
Fantastic image. Dragon fly that looks like dragonfly. :happybounce: