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Array ( [sid] => 78943 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Alas, Poor Firefly [time] => 2005-01-07 22:30:50 [hometext] => Summer through the eyes of a child. [bodytext] => Skating upon
Small gentle seeds,
Soft as the
Malleable clouds
e.
v
o
b
a
Firm as the
Shining bubbles
B l o w n
By young children,
Expanding as if to
(hug)
The moist, warm air
Escaping from between
Supple pillow lips,
Under flushed, rosy cheeks that
Smile high in the
Balmy summer sun as
Crisp, green grass
Tickles
Tiny toes.
Welcoming pond dirt to
Cling and clutch at
Teeny toenails, while
Roaming hands
Eagerly seek
The elusive ink-skinned frog,
Or the trembling tadpole,
Dancing within
Time-warmed oceans
Within the backyard.
Cooling slowly as the
Smouldering summer sun
S
i
n
k
s
Softly,
Past dandelion-dotted hills.
Embracing the arrival of
Quickly-flashing lightning bugs
To be
Locked up
Within an age-old
Peanut butter jar,
Long since empty.
Patiently awaiting its
None-too-onerous task
Of housing the unhurried; captured,
Before being released,
Back into the cool night air,
To become a feast
For some swooping bat.
O, unfortunate firefly,
Thou hast wasted thine life,
With simple worries;
Too consuming, which,
In the end,
Cost you dearly.
Alas, poor firefly,
Rest thine heart and
Live within mine;
Knowing always that
It’s for the best.
No more skating upon
Gentle seeds.
Not for you. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 155 [topic] => 27 [informant] => blackmarker [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => NaturePoetry )

Alas, Poor Firefly

Contributed by blackmarker on Friday, 7th January 2005 @ 10:30:50 PM in AEST
Topic: NaturePoetry

Skating upon
Small gentle seeds,
Soft as the
Malleable clouds
e.
v
o
b
a
Firm as the
Shining bubbles
B l o w n
By young children,
Expanding as if to
(hug)
The moist, warm air
Escaping from between
Supple pillow lips,
Under flushed, rosy cheeks that
Smile high in the
Balmy summer sun as
Crisp, green grass
Tickles
Tiny toes.
Welcoming pond dirt to
Cling and clutch at
Teeny toenails, while
Roaming hands
Eagerly seek
The elusive ink-skinned frog,
Or the trembling tadpole,
Dancing within
Time-warmed oceans
Within the backyard.
Cooling slowly as the
Smouldering summer sun
S
i
n
k
s
Softly,
Past dandelion-dotted hills.
Embracing the arrival of
Quickly-flashing lightning bugs
To be
Locked up
Within an age-old
Peanut butter jar,
Long since empty.
Patiently awaiting its
None-too-onerous task
Of housing the unhurried; captured,
Before being released,
Back into the cool night air,
To become a feast
For some swooping bat.
O, unfortunate firefly,
Thou hast wasted thine life,
With simple worries;
Too consuming, which,
In the end,
Cost you dearly.
Alas, poor firefly,
Rest thine heart and
Live within mine;
Knowing always that
It’s for the best.
No more skating upon
Gentle seeds.
Not for you.

Copyright Â© blackmarker ... [ 2005-01-07 22:30:50]
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Re: Alas, Poor Firefly (User Rating: 1 )
by afterdark on Friday, 7th January 2005 @ 10:54:01 PM AEST
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