glimpsed thru evergreen
summer blushes crimson red
neighbor’s hollyhocks
cornfields of faeries
follow grandchildren’s ball games
fireflies shine at night
angus cows with calves
graze in heavenly pastures
sweet ruminations
iowa in july
02 Jul 2024 2 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: cows, fireflies, hollyhocks, iowa, July, summer
luminescence
22 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: fireflies, flash, hope, prayers
fireflies like prayers
flashes of hopefulness rise…
yet full moon outshines
twinkles
24 Jun 2023 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: abortion, fireflies
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fireflies in the corn
flicker their bright little lights
brief flights toward heaven
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On this 1st anniversary of the Dobbs case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, we remember the souls who’ve suffered abortion, both mothers and babies. Every little human life shines, however brief!
making memories
14 Jul 2022 2 Comments
in haiku, haiku series Tags: candy, fireflies, grandchildren, grasshoppers, waterpark
grandchildren’s weekend
visit foreign candy store
summertime sweetness
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see lit jar lantern
granddaughter catches fireflies
flashes in twilight
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water park zipline
grandson glides off high platform
makes big splash in pool
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baby grasshoppers
hop wildly around our feet
wait till they grow up!
summer evening
29 Oct 2019 7 Comments
in haiku series, troiku Tags: crawdads, evening, fireflies, grass, minnows, moon, pool, prairie, summer, wind
longing for the grass
at the bottom of the pool
those fireflies.
© Buson
longing for the grass
blades wave under prairie wind
rustle in ditches
at bottom of pool
crawdads and minnows asleep
moon passes over
elusive fireflies
hide in long grasses near pond
flicker on and off
© lynn
Image and troiku challenge celebrating Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s 7th anniversary!
summer synchronicity
26 Jun 2019 17 Comments
in quatrain, rhyming verse Tags: dusk, fireflies, garden, june bug, rhubarb, slug, snake
Wandering past my dusky wet garden
twilight meets me, dancing with fireflies
cicadas serenade blades of tall ditch grass
pink clouds palely kiss soft lavender skies
Wondering if snake stripes glow nocturnal,
i startle at whirred flight of june beetle bug
humid air oppressed by scant scent of skunk
rippled rhubarb leaf umbrellas sleeping slug.
See Laura’s prompt at dVerse Poets inspired by naturalist poet, Laurie Lee. He sought simplicity in his poetry; often written in 1st person, quatrain form, ABCB rhyme.
doxology in our grove
15 Jul 2018 4 Comments
in free verse, worship Tags: birds, cicada, fireflies, grove, praise, sunset
dusky sunset chalks sky’s rose window
fireflies flicker their candles’ brief flame
cicada choirs hum nightly prayers, and
robed birds chirrup their evening praise
dreams at dusk
28 Jun 2018 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: dreams, dusk, fireflies, lawn, magic, summer
fireflies spark magic
blinking lawn lights mesmerize
summer’s faerie dreams
image from wikihow/creative commons
twilight: diffuse & defused
17 Jul 2017 9 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: fireflies, twilight, vampires
light fades to darkness
flashes of peaceful fireflies
keep vampires at bay
Response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “twilight” prompt (and films of same title).
don’t bug me
16 Jul 2014 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: bug, earwig, fireflies, mosquitoes
mid-summer evening
pulling weeds in my garden
mosquitoes singing
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grandma, what is it?
fireflies, my little bright one.
oh look — I catched it!
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refreshing shower
till earwig crawls out of drain
startles privacy
(photo credit: Leave No Trace)
a poem in my pocket 
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