“from THE PAUSE BETWEEN One day the dragonflies appear sudden as the sun. Speed and softness, they lash sky to air in silent seams. One's barred wings and abdomen are pressing to the warm dock's slats. Another lights on the Chekhov book you bought me, not realizing, like everything, it is a short story, too.” LoveAbsenceShort StoriesDocksChekhovDragonflies Book:Reincarnation & Other Stimulants: Life, Death, & In-Between Poems Source: Reincarnation & Other Stimulants: Life, Death, & In-Between Poems