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Firefly Truth
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Firefly Truth |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Tiny luminaries Sprinkle the lawn with light Twinkling emissaries Of sweet summers night Romantic stories told Likened to a starry sky From ages young to old We ever wondered why Why does the firefly glow How long can it stay alight These are things we long to know Gazing in wonder at their flight The question answered here today Could they but not let it hide? The firefly glow they say Is due to nitrous oxide I'll pretend that I never found The article in which it explains The glimmers glowing near the ground After the summer rains |
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Logan Senior Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 1641Arkansas |
Why, Poet, they are magic, every child knows that, and I never outgrew that magic...gentle smile |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
I've never seen a firefly...we don't have them...I've seen glow worms though lol...they sound lovely - rather like your poem...  KI am a refugee of logic...insisting |
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JulieAnn Senior Member
since 2000-06-12
Posts 754Earth 3rd Rock from the sun!! |
That has got to be just what I needed to lift me up....I have been in the dumps lately... Not even "alive" enough to visit the forums....but I am glad I did today.....I used to catch fireflys in mason jars as a small girl in Michigan......I was always sooo upset in the morning when they weren't glowing anymore......so I soon learned that they are much better enjoyed in the free roaming enviroment....I never knew that about nitrous oxide though interesting...I wonder what affect that could have had on me as a child??...!!! Well maybe we'll never know.....Great post!!!  Julie :) |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Oh Severn! We have a song about glow worms! But fireflies...why! They ARE magic...they flit and flirt and fly on high...and children of all ages run to catch them in their hands, then release them... PdV...delightful! |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
I thought this was beautiful and I learnt a few things about fireflies. We don't have them here in Australia. Take care.....Sue Suetang |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
I have to keep this one  |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Some things are better left unexplored, just appreciated. I miss those little slow moving critters, we don't have them here in South Texas. "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve" |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Reality is seldom as magical as the fantasy... |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I agree with Balladeer .."reality seldom bears the possibility of imagination" I agree with you, I prefer to see the firefly through the eyes of the wonders of creation! This is a lovely poem! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I heard that report... but when I see them dancing and twinkling across a field, I'll be thinking magic, not gases. *G* Great poem, PDV!!! |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
I think "pixie dust" sounds better than nitrous oxide don't you? Charming poem! Betty Lou Hebert |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
I'd like to go with Trillium on that idea!!! Love this one deVine. . . no one can see the world like you. . . and I'm glad. . . ------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
I love this~Take care, Melissa~ |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
i'll ditto Bal as well - s'why fiction is such a big-seller. cute sharon C  |
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SmittenKitten Senior Member
since 2001-06-20
Posts 1131where the sky and horizon meet |
I was just admiring some fireflies the other day when I was camping! The biological explanation of their light still does not take the magicalness (magicality??) away from the experience for me. Nature is magical. Great poem! ~Krista "Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
True - Who cares about nitrous oxide?... Those little guys are great fun... I love this, PdV... |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
I'm all for fantasy at this point in my life, I've had enough of reality to last me a lifetime! Enjoyed! |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Beautiful, and it belongs back on top |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
hmmm - I wonder if I could come up with the right chemicals to make a Firecat? If I could, perhaps my Firecat would fly. yeahhhhhh... oops, do I hear Pandora coming this way? gotta run... bye! |
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esclandre Member
since 2001-06-11
Posts 62Northern California |
incredible imagery and thoughts poured into this. I LOVE fireflies, though we don't see them where I live Esclandre |
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