Dancing Dragonflies

The oval lake, nestled at the base of
surrounding mountains enclosed by
dense forest is a serene oasis of
sparkling blue like the sky above
and below green dominates, the lake
surrounded by giant hemlock and 
aged yellow birch, understoried with 
dogwood already turning colour from 
solid green to flaming red. A sunny 
early autumn day the wind brisk enough 
to ripple the skin of the lake reflecting
the forest transforming reflection into
a wayward interrupted landscape
shimmering with sparkling diamonds 
of brilliant light. Dragonflies with  
iridescent bodies of red, green and blue
their wings transparently fragile skim 
the surface of the lake delving into 
the forest beyond returning in graceful
swoops buoyed by the wind. The tiny
exquisite creatures soar and dip and 
glide on updrafts in a ballet of nature's
devising, animating the landscape.