evolution

Look to the Sky


There was a time, long ago, when the things that flew
could not be subdued. They were normally green and
well seen. Many people would focus on their beady
black eyes. What followed was a surprise- a long
tapered tail, which seemed as long as a whale.
As they whooshed through the wind they would fly
very high and at top-speed they were fast indeed.
At times it seemed as if they would disappear into
thin air. Nobody would know were they would go,
so when they re-appeared, they would bring a tear to the
eyes of those near. But what was feared most all,
was not that they were tall. Or even that they would
disappear and re-appear quite near. It was because their
breath filled the air and caused fire to appear. So people
were shy when they flew through the sky. And there-by
they were so named,“dragons that fly”. So you better
watch the sky!

Years and years have passed and the “dragons that fly”
still catch people’s eye. They remained green but now
have a shimmering sheen that can be seen. Although,
now it is common place for them to fly in a low space,
they still whoosh in the air and seem to disappear.
No one cries when seeing their beady black eyes and their
tails are not the length of whales, instead they are re-scaled
to the length of a bunny’s cotton-tail. People no longer fear
them, since now they hum instead of having fire come.
Much has changes about the creatures that fly. They
are now the size of a bug instead of a large thug. So
rightfully their name has changed from that of a thug
to that of a bug. Now they are so named “dragonflies”
because of their size. And the “dragons that fly” are
no longer in the sky.

original works
1/4/2008