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Today I touched a dragonfly
Whose wings were singed by sun
Stroked the lightning fast bolt of tail
Far off, I heard somebody sigh
Felt myself rise above the plains
To ride the wind like an ancient stream
He was made of golden sails
I thought I was inside some dream
He tilted his head from side to side
In his costume of airy chain-mail
I never thought the day would come
A dragonfly would pause
So I could touch his buoyant frame
And feel the breeze it draws.

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