It’s a dark and cloudy November night, and you have to close your eyes to remember fireflies. Tonight. Tonight I’m missing the on/off drifting flicker of July’s fireflies. It was months ago, I know, but they were here in July, I’m so very grateful, they were here in July, flying and flitting here and there among us, and above us, like a bit of magic, among friends. Like a folk song with a picking strum. Like the notes my friend Laura taught me to play so many years ago. Like the sound of my favorite John Prine song. Like my sister’s laugh.
Ahh, I remember the year fireflies sparkled like magic amongst the highest leaves of the tallest oak trees, mixed with the glitter of stars in a clear night sky on the 4th of July.
Cold nights have their charm, they do, but I miss fireflies. Yet I wonder if I really miss the flying and flickering here and there fireflies, or just the dreamy whimsy of a summer evening.
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Those must be some Christmas fireflies!
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: ) Yes, as I recall, it was my Christmas tree lights reflecting off my coffee table.
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Firefly’s always bring childhood memories for most people. For me they were always amazing little creatures.
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Yes. They add so much wonderment to our summer evenings.
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Beautiful! Having never seen fireflies, aside from on TV, this gave me a real sense of what it’s like to see them and the magic their enchanting dance creates. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you. You’re not the only person to tell me they haven’t seen fireflies, but it always surprises me. The literal image that motivated me was an evening with friends on the back deck, when the flickering lights flashed near ground level, among us, as well as a couple of hundred feet above in the treetops.
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