by Diane Elayne Dees
Thunder all night,
trees heavy with relentless rain
crashing into transformers—
no sun, no light,
no joy, no sleep,
but then: a green
dragonfly on an
orange lily.
Diane Elayne Dees lives in Covington, Louisiana, just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. In addition to writing poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, Diane publishes Women Who Serve, a blog that delivers news and commentary on women’s professional tennis throughout the world.