From sunset bright
Through moonlit night
The fireflies
Of summer skies...
Delight, surprise,
And tease the eyes
With twinkling lights
In aimless flights…
As creatures slight
Reveal their plight:
Despite the night,
To shine with might…
It’s quite a sight
That seems so right
When Christmas lights
July ignite
first published in the Hoopeston Chronicle
© 2000 Bonnie Manion