Dragonfly

Kriss Luckett 1970 (Indiana)



When I claimed myself as a lotus,
I married myself to the mud.
Tied to the ground, darkness all around,
The only light peeking down from above.

Now, I think I shall be a dragonfly
One who can land where she may
Skimming the river on gossamer wings,
What will the lotuses say?
Oh, what will those lotuses say?

About this poem

A poem about setting oneself free from social constraints.

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Written on January 01, 2019

Submitted by KrissLuckett on September 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXAA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 300
Words 59
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 5

Kriss Luckett

Songwriter, amateur poet, professional performing musician. I'm also an artist, and "mom" to an amazing 12 year old son. I live in Indianapolis, IN with my husband and son (who are my musical partners), and a ridiculous number of pets. I'm a self-employed massage therapist, and have owned my own business since 2015. In my rare spare time, I like to kayak, camp, and bake, and I collect vinyl records. I have been a performing musician for 32 years, with roots in punk and alt-rock and modern folk. My non-musical writing has been mostly for my own personal enjoyment, but I am broadening my scope of exposure, and hope to publish at some point. I have recorded 6 albums in my music career, with aspirations of recording a solo record at some point in the near future. My inspiration comes from my own experiences, the experiences of friends and characters, musings on the state of the world and life in general, and stories I make up. I am not a "look out my window and ponder the flowers" sort of writer, although there's nothing wrong with that. I began writing for enjoyment in high school, when I had a teacher who recognized my penchant for writing "dark stories", and encouraged me to keep at it. I grew up in small town Indiana, where "girls just don't write such things", so I have kept most of my edgier writing to myself. This is the first place I've published anything that wasn't songwriting. Hope you enjoy my work. more…

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