# Untitled Poem about Fireflies

Author: Metonymy
Tags: Clean, Fireflies, Poetry

#1 of Poetry/Misc

I wrote this poem after my professor (an entomologist) told a story in class about a very elderly couple who had lived in California for many years. They called him to ask when the best time to catch fireflies would be, because they wanted to come back to Indiana and visit their childhood home and catch fireflies for their very last trip together. The story kind of stuck with me, and thus the poem was written.

Snatch

>   The dying embers of sunset>   Tickle your hand>   Like the ocean of dark green below

The sky

Look

>   The treasure in a shaky prison>   Light shining>   Unabated by fear

Inside

Find

>   The twitching probes>   Recalling dim memories>   Yearning for the lost

Freedom

Release

>   The shining mote>   Now only a fragment of memory>   Dancing among its friends

The stars

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/Vm2AJN3e