Dragonflies
I have learned that the presence of dragonflies signifies fresh water since they thrive in or near streams, ponds, or lakes. They are important ecological indicators due to their sensitivity to habitat quality and they also require healthy indigenous vegetation in order to survive.
Their absence may be due to water contamination or pollution. Most farms today use pesticides in order to control pests but the excessive and irresponsible use of such chemicals may also be a threat to humans and to the environment.
Here's a poem to sum my thoughts up. :)
Dragonflies
Oh, how I remember the dragonflies
the way they fly
and flutter before my eyes
so beautiful as they went up high
and hover under the morning skies
they come in different hues
there's green, orange, and blue
I've always longed to catch one
yet as a kid, I could never have done
the farm where I used to play
is where the dragonflies used to stay
whenever I come, I see them every day
but now I come to wonder, 'where are they'
The streams I've known pristine
Now defiled with unnatural stink
The greens that filled the air
Now's a sticky, sultry atmosphere
where's the farm once so alive
where the dragonflies used to thrive
where's the land once a paradise
Now hast end to its demise
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