Dragonfly On My Hand

Dragonfly On My Hand continues the evolution of Rose Bruno Bailey's poetic voice, the next chapter after the eloquence of Camellia in Snow. Where her earlier work spoke with the grandeur of a philosopher, here she writes as a witness, seated beside you at the kitchen table, telling the truth in all its beauty and bite. This collection moves through love, loss, grief, healing, resilience, and reinvention, holding both the fractured and the whole in a single breath. Many poems are rooted in nature, from crashing ocean waves to jacaranda petals drifting along city sidewalks - yet remain grounded in the small rituals that tether us: tree gazing, and moments of reflection over morning coffee. With boldness and unvarnished honesty, Dragonfly On My Hand invites readers to pause, breathe, and reconnect inward. Written by an optimist shaped but not broken by struggle, these poems dwell in the in-between space where light and dark coexist, reminding us that being alive, imperfect and glorious, is the point.