The word Gossamer is an adjective which refers to a film of cobwebs floating in air or on the ground covered with dew. It is something delicate, light and filmy. A soft, sheer gauzy fabric.
The gossamer-winged butterflies are called Lycaenidae and are the second-largest family of butterflies. The beautiful dragonfly also has gossamer wings. As a matter of fact, all insects have wings of this sort, but we don't generally notice the beauty of the wings on the house fly or wasp.
Of course, some angels and fairies have gossamer wings too. Don't they?
I love the imagery of this word. Light and airy, no stress, pure freedom. If only I had gossamer wings:
I love to glide with gossamer wings,
Alongside the angels and fairy-like things.
Quietly I flit among the flowers with ease,
with my butterfly friends on a warm summer breeze.
For more on butterfly's, check out this link:
If you want to see a cool youtube video about a hand glider with gossamer wings:
When you feel a little breeze,
or notice a tickle, or need to sneeze
or find your things are rearranged
or something seems a little strange
Look very closely and you might see
sparkly dust, or a buzzing bee:
Behold! a fairy with gossamer wings
has come to show you wondrous things!
or notice a tickle, or need to sneeze
or find your things are rearranged
or something seems a little strange
Look very closely and you might see
sparkly dust, or a buzzing bee:
Behold! a fairy with gossamer wings
has come to show you wondrous things!
~William Allingham~
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