"Donny the Dragonfly"
By Dr. Richard Edward Smrkovsky.
A Slam-poet of Laureate
and accomplished
"Who's Who" Writer
and published Author in All Writing Venues.

"Donald lived in a little field in "Hummingsway, Nebraska."
"And this is where my story...
"Shall begin...
...
"Hi ye-all cowboys and cow girls!"
"This is Ricky and your narrator Annie Oakley!"
"Did you know kids that drasgonflly are the very best flyers?"
"And once started, they maneuver so fast trying to catch and devour gnats!"
"YUCK!!!
"And I shall present through Ricky this amazing fairytale about a dragonfly named Donny!"
"So listen well to pop or mom and dad as Ricky reveals a very, very, true and interesting tale about 'Donny the dragonfly!"
"See yeah at the end for 'Tthe Lesson of the Day!'
Annie...

...
"And in that very field under the eyes of God, was a family of dragonflies named
'The Webster's!'
...
"Mommy?"
"Yes Donny?"
"How old am I?" He Questions.
"Donny Webster do we have to go through this again and again?" She Asks.
"Just eat your 'Gnat-Stew' it's good for you!" She said...
"I know Donny." Stated his sister Melody.
"You now three weeks and tree days Old!" She bragged.
"You ware born on June 11th, 2014!!"
"She laughed as she scooped down spoon after spoon of moms 'Gnat-Stew!'
"And me too!" Stated Freddy the older brother."
"And me and me and me as all of the 'Webster Children' wanted to know too!"
"All twenty-two 'Webster' were great flayers!"
"Except Donny!"
"He was scared to fly and never tried!"
"I'm afraid I will fall and die!"
"Scared of heights!"
"He would always say...
...
"Every time I try to fly always mess everything up!'
Yesterday, it was crashing in the valley!' He cries.
"And then in the field!' I have so many bruises." He says.
And so on and so on...
{Two weeks later}
...
"Daddy?'
'Yes Donny?'
"When will I get my wings, you know the big on ones so I can fly" He questions his father Zip.
Someday son, you will fly when it is important."
"It's all up to God."
"Then, Why am I always so afraid?"
"You mean afraid of things like bees?' He asks.
"No, just of flying."
"Well, son, I suppose it's because your grandfather 'Zipper' {my father} died that way, a long, long, time ago."
"He crashed into a stop sign those dumb things those Humans erect to protect them selves not you or me!' He States.
"I stop when I see one as they do and fly on."
"You'll get over it son as you grow into a Man-fly."
For now, just stay grounded no matter what!"
...
"Now, that was the month of June when Fall is soom to come {in just a matter of time} and all those leaves you need to dodge!" He says.
"And with the leaves the rule on 'The Garden State Parkway' in New Jersey is no leaf gazing as many of us 'Webster's' have crashed and dies that way. "States Zip.
"The ambers. reds, yellows, and browns all sparkle as the float and coat the ground!"
"And those pesky Humans Machines that spew Un-Godly odors into the air that we must share as we dare to pass through!" Zip States.
...
"As autumn was lovely and the 'Human Beings' are leaving.....
"Now they had to smoke and choak us and throw their cigarettes out the window!"
"Before you knew it...
""The whole damned thing was ablaze!"
"The night sky lit up and 'Cummings way' was burning up!"
"The Webster's and the William's fFamilies all took flight to the safety of the air except for Donny!"
"Donny the scariest Dragonfly in Cummings way!"
...
"Donny?"
"Launch yourself or you will die if you don't try to fly!"
"What a choice!' {He thought}; die in the fire or crash into it!"
"I'll carry you son!" Yells Zip as the flames got ever closer!
"No daddy, it's too late!"
"Never forget me!"
"He cries out as the whole field of 'Cummings' {along with Donny} burn...
...
"They could see the smoke {some say} all the way back to "Pootbay!"
"The colored leaves [that were once beautiful] were now just burned and blackened ash."
"All the plants and pine trees were gone!"
"And they say that Donny flew away but I knew better." States Zip.
...The Bear, the Mountain Lion, and the Red Wolf!"
"Do you think her flew away kids? "Asks Annie.
"I like to think so myself that not only did Donny fly away but all the way up to Heaven above where He knows flys carelessly in a place we all love!"
"Yes!! "States God.
"Donny got his wings in a big way!"
The End.