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iridescent wings resemble stained glass windows church bells are tolling the lifespan of a dragonfly can be very short - probably no longer than 7 days 08/12/21

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Date: 8/25/2021 3:27:00 AM
What a brilliant connection you made! I love how the middle line links to the third and first like that. A bittersweet one for your icon :)
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Date: 8/21/2021 6:40:00 PM
They take care of those pesky mosquitoes
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Date: 8/16/2021 11:48:00 AM
Middle line is exquisite Jan
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Date: 8/13/2021 11:51:00 AM
Birds love them despite their absolutely vicious faces! 7-days? There is one that regularly hovers over my nose during morning laps until the bulbuls appear . . .. Good luck in the contest! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 8/13/2021 8:46:00 AM
Oh their wings truly do resemble stain glass windows. Good analogy, Jan. And beautiful write. Hugs, Justin.
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Date: 8/13/2021 6:56:00 AM
OK, put me down for a reincarnation as a dragonfly. Nice haiku Jan...
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Date: 8/13/2021 6:46:00 AM
Dragonflies are so beautiful, as is your haiku....Delice
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Date: 8/12/2021 11:22:00 PM
Perfect haiku, Jan. Lovely pictures. Hugs.
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Date: 8/12/2021 3:34:00 PM
I love to see them in the garden Jan, I didn't realise they had such a short life span. Tom. PS, soupmail.
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Date: 8/12/2021 3:06:00 PM
Lovely, Jan!
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