Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A Walk Among the Fireflies Canto II


A Firefly Waltz

In the muggy, humid air of summer
I watch the fireflies dance
Above the soggy, boggy swamp,
Where green cattail spears stand tall
And point their fuzzy cinnamon spears to the sky,
I watch the insects flash and fly
And listen to the bullfrog chorus
Croak a song more ancient than
The surrounding trees,
And still the fireflies blink and flash,
A primitive dance, a primal thing,
Of earth, and skies and seasons,
The pulsing rhythm of life,
The mating rite of summer.

~Kathie Adams Brown (June 22, 2012)

2 comments:

  1. Hi Kathie

    Your poems are bringing back memories. I have not seen fireflies for a long time. I remember as a child ( as I suspect many of us do ) watching them blink on and off in a jar in a dark bedroom before I finally released them.

    Regards
    Guy

    ReplyDelete
  2. Guy, I remember them from running through the fields at night and from camping. They were everywhere then. I am so sorry that you do not see them now. Gus and I saw some last night when we were walking and he was so delighted as well!

    ReplyDelete

Welcome to my Poet Tree. Enjoy your visit here. Just remember, all spam will be removed like dead leaves from under a tree, but sincere comments will always be welcome and appreciated!