Dragonfly, dragonfly, br Please don't pass me by br Wait with me a little while br Whilst I look, wonder and smile br br You, my poetic inspiration br Maybe even for Da Vinci's invention br Did you teach the planes to fly? br You lovely, lovely dragonfly. br br I can see you poised and still br On the leaf, and thus until br Blazes the kind summer sun br Until coldest winter has begun. br br Branch, pond, flower and breeze, br Wait a while with me now please; br We shared the silence, but now br You've flown onto another bough.