Tuesday, June 27, 2006

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Iowa Embers

Iowa Ember
Lightning bug, lightning bug, there in the violets,
under the maple tree, waiting for night.
Evening is coming, don’t be impatient
lightning bug, lightning bug, soon comes the dark.
Evening is fading, I see first flash!
Company’s coming and crowding my grasses
Here in the back yard , up comes the light show,
constellation’s arising, you never know where!
Lightning bug, lightning bug, lighting the walnut tree
Iowa embers, arising and floating, overflying my deck.
Dashing and dancing, where next in my night?
Stars are competing but never could win.
Up come the crickets, chirping in chorus, there in the darkness, they sing the background.
Evening’s accompaniment for lightning bug light-show,
hollywood spectacle, here in my yard.
Lightning bug, lightning bug, evening delight, coming is bed-time with lightning bug dreams.

Friday, June 23, 2006

Iowa Inspiration

Iowa can be a quiet place and currently is. Sitting in the June evening on my sister's new deck ended up with inspiration for this new poem.