With Dragonflies

With Dragonflies
by Aurelio Rico Lopez III

Emerald cocoons,
Nursed by the sun's radiance
And the spring breeze,
Nestle in the crowns
Of majestic oaks like
Tiny jewels hidden in
Forest foliage.
And on a fateful morning,
When the boughs
Are heavy with
Magic and morning dew,
Occupants of these
Silken apartelles
Will adorn the skies.

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Aurelio Rico Lopez III is a self-diagnosed scribble junkie from Iloilo City, Philippines. His poems have appeared in various venues such as Mythic Delirium, Star*Line, Sybil’s Garage, Down in the Cellar, Steel Moon Publishing, Tales From the Moonlit Path, Kaleidotrope, Electric Velocipede, Beyond Centauri, and The Shantytown Anomaly. He is also the author of the chapbooks JOLTS and SHOCKS (Sam’s Dot Publishing). You can reach him at thirdylopez2001@yahoo.com.

What inspires you to write and keep writing?

I write because I HAVE to. I have no say on the matter. Writing is in my blood.