It was an ordinary morning
Sunshine streaming through the trees
Soft breeze gently swaying the leaves
Me, stretched out on my yoga mat
When something magical occurred
She was perched right before my sleepy eyes
Swiftly, gently, and spontaneously
As most magical events do
I watched as she carefully climbed out of her old skin
A new creature emerged
One that was sleek and iridescent
With expansive newfound wings
She released the old version
She simply left it behind
For it was now too bulky and cumbersome
I grabbed my camera to capture the moment
But when I looked at the photo
She had already flown away
Leaving me with her memory
The taste of magic
Her beautiful transformation
Witnessed only by the two of us
Still lingered on the breeze
Later that day I returned to see if she was near
Not a trace of the magic was there
Her old self had blown away
Returning to nature as all things do
But while floating in the sunset evening waters
A dragonfly landed on my shoulder
Sleek and iridescent
We smiled at one another
And once more, she flew away
She has set sail on a new adventure
More herself than ever before
And she is right on time.
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