perch
By yi-ching lin
Tags: alight, bug, dragonfly, flight, fly, governors island, green, insect, manhattan, new york city, pause, perch, perched, rest
Category: art, city, nature, nyc, photo challenges, photography, poetry, portrait, street photography, structure, weekly photo challenge, writing
yi-ching lin photography 
on the edge of
desire, it must
be awful strange
for insects to
experience
butterflies
in the stomach,
that very physical
sensation of
blossoming chain
reactions bringing
you neither closer
nor farther from
the beloved. or is
it that instead of
grand monarchs,
the feeling is
a flickering of
a light bulb
accompanied by
that lonesome
hum, one
sizzle away from
a seared heart
.
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Beautiful prose Yi-ching.
thank you! glad you enjoyed the writing, too!
perfect macro!
thank you!
Wow, what a beautiful capture of a moment in time. Peaceful and green. What a marvelous photograph. As a nature shot it really stands out.
dragonflies are so photogenic! (smile) thank you, again.
Quite the close-up, almost as intense as the prose.
ha! thank you, Maurizio!
Y,
As much as I like the photo (reminds me of some of the close-ups of bees I’ve recently posted), I love the poem more.
On the photo, I like the detail visible in the wings. Question, is that the sun reflecting in it’s eye? Seems like this was taken during the day so I don’t suppose it’s your flash.
On the the poem, I really enjoyed the way you ended it.
“one
sizzle away from
a seared heart”
You’ve nicely captured what we go through… including that lonesome hum.
Peace,
Stephen
i appreciate your read on it, Stephen – as always! that is indeed the sun reflecting in the dragonfly’s eyes! i prefer natural light over flash.
What Stephen said.
ha! aww…thank you.