Fireflies

One of my favorite sights is a sky full of fireflies.

From my childhood in New England, to the open plains of Iowa, and famously in the Smoky Mountains I have often lived where fireflies flourished.

“Fireflies in the Garden”
By Robert Frost 1874–1963

Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can’t sustain the part.
― Robert Frost

Learn more:

Synchronous Fireflies – Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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