The Dragonfly Army

The sun inched closer to the horizon, its rays hot on my face. It was peaceful and with only the sounds of a hot summer day. At first, it was just noise, and I could not tell from where it was coming. then it grew louder and louder. "Run,Run".

Finally she focused into view. My neighbor was running through the field that divided our houeses, she ran with her legs and arms fralling about, as she jumped over the areas left by first her horse, then mine. She leaped through the first fence she ran up to, then yelling again as she continued to run towards me..."Run".

I started down the stairs that led from the back door, the only thing I can think to do is run towards her. "No" she yells , and directs me towards the open field of hay that was yet to be harvested. I run, I don't know what it is I am to do there, but I run. She stops for a moment to try to catch her breath, with her hands holding her body at a strange angle , resting on her knees, she tells me.

" I see them coming"and then "quickly lie down in the field, only flatten the hay you are lying on and look up oh and shhhh". Finally my breathing slows down and I lie there and watch. I don't know what I am looking for, but I know to just watch.

Then it happens. First one, then another and another . an army of dragonflies flying back and forth working the field , grabbing insects and holding them in their two front legs, eating as they work . Back and forth, over and over again.

Soon the sun set and the dragonflies disappear. I will never forget the day I witnessed the dragonfly army.