Wings

Current mood: inspired

For about two weeks, there has been a dragonfly hanging around outside my front door.

Initially, I discovered the dragonfly standing on it's head a few yards from my door. I assumed the fellow was dead or dying. Apparently not. A few days later, it made it's way to my door and has not left.

Each morning and evening, I look for the dragonfly to see where it waits. Waits for what? I don't know.

Sometimes, the dragonfly is perched on the ceiling (can something be perched on the ceiling?), sometimes it is on the bench outside my door, and most recently the dragonfly was on the mat. I nearly stepped on him.

At first, I dismissed the dragonfly. But after two weeks of seeing him... well, I'm this close (*forefinger and thumb a quarter-inch apart) to naming the winged critter. But I figure as soon as I do, he will either disappear or I'll find him flattened with the Nike swoosh across his back. (a bit reminiscent of Petal - some of you will recall Petal and Flower.)

Out of curiosity, I did a little research about what it might mean to have a dragonfly stalking you.
Dragonfly - good fortune, magic, vision, dreams, luck, ancient knowledge, illusion
Dragonfly - symbolic for change and being okay with it.

Dragonfly - The image of the dragonfly sparks the creative power of the imagination.
Dragonfly - In Native American tribes the dragonfly symbolizes whirlwind and swiftness. They also believed dragonflies to be souls of those who have passed.

Dragonfly - In England dragonflies were considered dangerous and evil.

Dragonfly - The dragonfly was the official symbol of a Japanese warrior clan approximately sixteen hundred years ago and was later adopted by the Emperor of all Japan as his official emblem.

I think I'll name him Wings.