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Preface
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On June 26, 2007 a mini-series of haiku on the subject of dragonflies was started in the Nature Echoes Haiku series. On July 8, 2007, after about forty entries, it was decided to transform this series of haiku into a separate series.
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Billie Dee
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dragonfly
make up your mind
blue or green
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II
Santiago M. Pacquing Jr.
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a damselfly
blue, green?
gone!
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III
Billie Dee
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red dragonfly
flirting with the blue
blue sky
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IV
Michele Harvey
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midday stillness
pinned in place
by a dragonfly
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V
Billie Dee
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dragonfly
the word iridescence
was written for you
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VI
Michele Harvey
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drifting dart
among reedy halls
a dragonfly!
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VII
Billie Dee
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afternoon
igniting your wings
dragonfly
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VIII
Vaughn Seward
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a dragonfly paints
a picture upon the sky —
summer lakeside
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IX
Zhanna P. Rader
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Just for a moment
above my bluets —
a bluet damselfly
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X
Michele Harvey
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a fish jumps...
the pointed exclamation
of a dragonfly
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XI
Trish Shields
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a dragonfly
skims the brook
blue on green on blue
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XII
Billie Dee
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iridescence,
translucence — such big words
damselfly
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XIII
Dana-Maria Onica
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dusty road~
damselflies in the colours
of the water
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XIV
Sandy M.
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in the mist
from a waterfall,
a dragonfly
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XV
Zhanna P. Rader
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Damselfly,
no wonder you are called
"beauty" in Russian.
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| "Damselfly" is "krasavka" (krah-sah-vkah) in Russian, which means "a beautiful one". |
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XVI
Billie Dee
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new damselfly —
drying her wings
above the mirror
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XVII
Zhanna P. Rader
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Even in sea,
they imitate you, damselfly —
the anchovy fish.
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| The anchovy is a small green fish with blue reflections due to a silver longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin. It is maximum nine inches (22.86 cm) in length and body shape is variable with more slender fish in northern populations. Billie, you reminded me of the fish in your recently posted haiku. |
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XVIII
Trish Shields
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Dragonfly's wings
beat out a rhythm —
summer tempo
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XIX
Zhanna P. Rader
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Lying among bluebells...
In the dragonfly's wings,
the sky.
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XX
Billie Dee
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water nymph —
here you are, all dressed up
for summer!
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| Water nymphs are larval dragonflies. |
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XXI
Zhanna P. Rader
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Two damselflies...
His tail touching her neck,
he plays a prelude.
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XXII
Trish Shields
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blue-tailed damsels
mate on the wing —
he loves me-loves me not
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XXIII
Zhanna P. Rader
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On a grass blade,
a newly-emerged damselfly,
soaking up the blue.
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XXIV
Billie Dee
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dragonfly —
welcome back ancient one
again
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XXV
Zhanna P. Rader
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Wish you knew me
300 millions ago —
my 30-inch wingspan.
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Wow, maybe this needs a series of its own. :-) ~Vaughn
Maybe it does. I can squeeze a couple more of them out of my memory and imagination. Zhanna
Indeed. Seems we're all having fun. Billie |
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XXVI
Billie Dee
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two years in the mud
now look at you!
damselfly
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Billie, I am crazy about your dragonfly/damselfly haiku! And I love those by others. Zhanna
And the same for me... look at us, emerging ourselves for summer flight! — Billie |
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XXVII
Zhanna P. Rader
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Welcome to my yard,
"mosquito hawks"
with gauzy wings!
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| Dragonflies play an important role in the control of the mosquito population. When they are nothing but dragonfly nymphs, they prey upon mosquito larvae, and when they reach adulthood, they eat mosquito adults. This behavior has earned them the nickname of "mosquito hawk". |
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XXVIII
Trish Shields
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embers light
the night sky ~
dragonflies
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Trish - do you mean "fireflies?" — Billie
No, I meant dragonflies. In ancient times, or so the myth goes, dragons could be summoned up through the embers of fire. A wizard cast spells and the tiny motes from a bonfire would take flight, rising higher and higher before transforming into a dragon and doing the wizard's bidding. My mother used to tell me this story when I was a kid. Perhaps my poem is too obscure? Trish
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this folklore about dragons and embers.
I hope you don't mind that I've woven your comments into our thread. :) -Billie |
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XXIX
Zhanna P. Rader
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Blue-winged damselfly —
the child-like expression
of my husband's face...
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XXX
Billie Dee
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damselfly
on a horsetail reed —
how slender, life
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| Can you believe we're up to thirty?! |
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XXXI
Zhanna P. Rader
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Hawk plucks
the metallic blueness out of the air —
a damselfly's end.
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XXXII
Trish Shields
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frog chorus
fueled by
dragonfly larvae
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XXXIII
Michele Harvey
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pond mist
the gossamer rustle
of a dragonfly
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XXXIV
Billie Dee
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fourth of July
water nymphs watching
the fireworks
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XXXV
Zhanna P. Rader
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Sun-tanning —
blue and green damselflies
tickle my skin.
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XXXVI
Trish Shields
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Canada Day
fireworks forgotten —
dragonfly glitter
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XXXVII
Zhanna P. Rader
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The damselfly
blue-green cartwheel in the sun,
double shiny.
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XXXVIII
Billie Dee
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Graduation Day
water nymphs leaving
the pond
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| That is charming, Billie! :) |
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XXXIX
Zhanna P. Rader
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Just yesterday,
a colorless teneral —
this bright red damselfly.
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| A newly emerged damselfly is called "teneral." Zh.R. |
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XL
Gabi Greve
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old stone wall —
the dancing shadows of
dragonflies
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XLI
Zhanna P. Rader
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"Mommy, look
at my broach!"
A live damselfly...
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XLII
Trish Shields
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her thirteenth birthday
and she's growing up —
damselfly
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| It's real good, Trish. :) Zhanna |
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XLIII
Zhanna P. Rader
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Damselfly,
you and the blue mud dauber —
tempting, your metallic sheen...
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XLIV
Gabi Greve
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dragonfly resting —
another moment
to share with you
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XLV
Zhanna P. Rader
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Silently telling me,
"I am different" —
a spreadwing damselfly.
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XLVI
Billie Dee
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three damselflies
flirting at the frog pond —
oops... make that two
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XLVII
Zhanna P. Rader
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Atop a stem,
in an obelisk stance,
a Halloween Pennant...
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The Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a medium sized dragonfly which occurs across most of the eastern U.S. It is a striking dragonfly, one of the most beautiful in the country. The brownish-black and orange markings give this dragonfly its common name. Its face and eyes are reddish-brown; The thorax is brown; the abdomen is black with subtle red markings down the center.
It has a fluttery flight similar to that of butterflies. It perches uniquely, with the fore- and hindwings in different planes. The forewings are held somewhat vertically and the hindwings horizontally. |
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XLVIII
Billie Dee
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stolen
leaded windows —
the dragonfly's wings
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XLIX
Trish Shields
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blue bottles
buzz a dragonfly:
envy green
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| Blue Bottle Flies are an iridescent greenish and/or blue. |
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Billie Dee
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synchronized flight —
coupled dragonflies
showing off
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