Odonata Anisoptera

Wings of irridescent hue A body shining 'lectric blue Multi-facet eyes that see a world that's strange to you and me Those compound eyes that give it sight can see in ultra-violet light They cannot see in yellow/red but blue and shorter waves instead There's power in the way they fly Swooping low and darting high Four wings that beat the air so quick perform an aerobatic trick Its wings are just a hazy blur as it flies past with a 'whirr' Then it stops quite suddenly and hovers there for all to see Just for a second it does remain and then it darts away again A thing of beauty and of grace with wings like irridescent lace but ... Behind that beauty that entrances with its swooping zig-zag dances lies a mind that's cruel and cold when it's prey it does enfold Those aerobatics in the sun are not a creature having fun Every twist and swerve and stunt Their only purpose is the hunt A butterfly caught unaware is pulled to pieces in the air That entrancing airborn thriller is nothing but a deadly killer