Fireflies
Paul Fleischman
Light |
Light |
is the ink we use | |
Night |
Night |
is our parchment |
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We're | |
fireflies | |
fireflies |
flickering |
flitting |
|
flashing | |
fireflies |
|
glimmering |
fireflies |
gleaming | |
glowing |
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Insect calligraphers |
Insect calligraphers |
practicing penmanship |
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copying sentences | |
Six-legged scribblers |
Six-legged scribblers |
of vanishing messages, |
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fleeting graffiti | |
Fine artists in flight |
Fine artists in flight |
adding dabs of light |
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bright brush strokes | |
Signing the June nights |
Signing the June nights |
as if they were paintings |
as if they were paintings |
We're | |
flickering |
fireflies |
fireflies |
flickering |
fireflies. |
fireflies. |