Dragonfly for Daniel

Imagine on a warm August evening

Dusk teasing our fingertips

pond lily faces upturned to sip on moonbeans

and a dragonfly kisses my bare shoulder

attuned to the whisper of your sweet sighs

imagine a frozen pond in February

Dawn shrink-wrapped in ice

crabapple trees frozen in a lover's embrace

and a dragonfly sings in my heart: your melody