As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame;


As tumbled over rim in roundy wells
As tumbled over rim in roundy wells
Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's
Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell’s
Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; —Gerard Manley Hopkins
Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name;
—Gerard Manley Hopkins

2 responses to “As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame;”

  1. Poem suggested by Klem; used in honor of the river of dragonflies that flowed past as we watched the sunset (and that I failed to capture photographically).

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