The First Firefly
nearing Summer
A sure sign
of soon-coming
Summer.
Another sweet,
salt-aired Summer.
Suddenly appears,
to our delighted eyes.
Glows solo
above the dune roses
scenting the June night.
Echoes the glow
of another night light,
Venus, floating bright
in the western sky.
Evokes one of the simple
wonders, and pleasures,
of every Summer.
Seeing these
fire~fliers,
these fleeting bearers,
tiny reminders
of Nature’s gifts
of light.
Colin Goedecke
nearing Summer
Westerly-by-the-Sea, Rhode Island
June 2023
