A fire lit show

by Chelsey   Jun 13, 2012


The night sky is ebony, and the stars
spell romantic words with their crystal lights
The air holds a fever of 80 degrees
and the rustle of the maple leaves
rouse summers arrival

Lightning bugs sparkle in the backyard
gleaming sunlit colors of green and yellow
Shaming lanterns and midnight candles
with their charismatic glow

An umbrella shades us from
the strength of their shine
They flicker soft lullabies,
providing an elegant, special night
for us to fall in love

* written for a club contest, rules were:
had to be about an insect
80 words exact
4 word title
mention a season
use the the words sunlit, umbrella, and rouse

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  • 12 years ago

    by Steven Croat

    This is an amizing poem!I love it's mood.
    Beautiful lines!
    Great!

  • 12 years ago

    by average thoughts

    U wrote d guidelines in an excellent way.
    And ya, lightning bugs r my fav too.
    Actualy,it reminded me of my childhood..and hw i used to catch them..beautiful.and lvd ,hw u related it to romance.

  • 12 years ago

    by Lioness

    Chelsey I remember reading this one and thought that the imagery was awesome. I loved reading it.

    We are in winter here in Australia so reading this poem kind of warmed me up which was nice!

    Awesome write
    x

  • 12 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    This is so beautiful Chelsey, I loved how you had to write about an insect and include a season as well. It was very calming to read and your words flow into such a gorgeous scene, intimate between the two of you. Ebony is one of my favorite words, and I liked how you started the poem off with it to describe the night!

    Absolutely beautiful- I feel like you chose the images and words so carefully like they were fragile, enjoyed reading this poem of yours!

  • 12 years ago

    by Purple Rose

    This is a very beautiful poem, Chelsey :) I like how you used all of the words that were required for the club contest and the insects that you used :) I love lightning bugs...so pretty at night where you can actually see them...

    Beautiful poem.

    Excellent
    5/5

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