Figmental Firefly

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Fairies flee to trees
Hot summer sun there drives them
under green leaf shade

They recount stories
generations old folktales 
of the first firefly
Tales of figmental beetles
that emit light while flying

Rainy season comes
Fairies flit between raindrops
Fireflies hide from view

Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 38

dVerse Quadrille hosted by Lillian

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Published by JJJ Interactive Books

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19 thoughts on “Figmental Firefly”

  1. LOVE fireflies…..LOVE the idea of fairies……LOVE this quadrille and the fun illustration you’ve posted with it. When my grandchildren were young, we would go outside and build fairy hotels! The rule was you had to only use natural materials you found that were not living…IE you couldn’t pick a leaf off a tree but you could use leaves, pebbles, twigs, etc that you found on the ground. We always had fun. Thanks for reminding me of those days! PS: I always liked to believe the mushrooms you found growing wild were either stools for larger fairies to sit on or umbrella like tops for smaller fairies to hide under during the rain!

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