Damsel
ELECTRIC blue damsels
fly and pry
around a studio door
flickering dozens
buzz, land -
fragile vibrating wings
holding their chosen sensory spot of delight
venturing to the studio doorframe
they shun its dank coolness
for shimmering sunbeams
and dew-speckled grass
only intrepid humans
can truly savour the studio delights
soft pencil-etched figures
curvaceous ladies,
diving kingfishers,
heads in conversation with each other
wooden panels display bright-splash colours
purples, orange, green ochre
chivvying each other for prime position
ignored by excited children
gawping amazedly at glitter, shells, snakeskins
multi-coloured paper
bobble-topped squeezy pens
two innocent worlds
existing in harmony across the nature divide
but look in the artists eye
and glimpse the blue damsels darting
there,
leading to her heart
Nikki Batten