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The Demise of a Newborn Dragonfly

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Its delicate wings no longer wet, it stretched well, And flew up high holding onlookers in its spell. Round and around it danced over the eerie pond All covered with water lilies but not beyond. Elation, euphoria, joy and disbelief, Emotions fell as it landed on fragrant leaf. Up again, its gossamer wings attaining strength, As once again it fluttered across the pond's length. Hungry it spied a tasty bug, gorged on its feed, Then instinct urged it to find its first mate to breed. The feat accomplished, it resumed its fullest flight Knowing full well it needed rest before twilight. Survival of the fittest it had never learned. Bird ate it up, that natural death it had earned.

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