An Excerpt from 'The Dragonfly' by William Henry Davies
Now, when my roses are half buds, half flowers,
And loveliest, the king of flies has come -
It was a fleeting visit, all too brief;
In three short minutes he had seen them all,
And rested, too, upon an apple leaf.
There, his round shoulders humped with emeralds,
A gorgeous opal crown set on his head,
And all those shining honours to his breast -
'My garden is a lovely place,' thought I,
'But is it worthy of so fine a guest?'
And loveliest, the king of flies has come -
It was a fleeting visit, all too brief;
In three short minutes he had seen them all,
And rested, too, upon an apple leaf.
There, his round shoulders humped with emeralds,
A gorgeous opal crown set on his head,
And all those shining honours to his breast -
'My garden is a lovely place,' thought I,
'But is it worthy of so fine a guest?'
This huge white dragonfly came to visit this morning.
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