Bold New Generations

In the early morning sun
the garden is awhirl with
frenetic swoops of bees and,
above all, dragonflies
resplendently iridescent in
brilliant greens, blues and reds,
challenging the flowers for
the title of most brilliant.

Fresh candidates in all
categories appear, some
dazzling with aerial displays
of impressive skill, others
presenting gossamer-fragile
multi-layers of fragrant petals.
The master of choreography
sits approvingly, aloof, a
grandfatherly creature of
aged girth whose lustre has
been lost in the mists of
evanescent seasons whose
purpose is to inspire and
admire the energy and beauty
of bold new generations.