The sap greens in the darkness,<\/p>\n
Masquerading as black,<\/p>\n
The sound of insects buzzing,<\/p>\n
Filling the air.<\/p>\n
You notice one far off from you,<\/p>\n
A sudden point of light flashing out at you.<\/p>\n
Within no time at all,<\/p>\n
You’re surrounded all around with these little flickers.<\/p>\n
You can almost see them move,<\/p>\n
Looking like they’re winking in and out of existence,<\/p>\n
The sounds of the thunder and the owl,<\/p>\n
And the sounds of these little buzzers.<\/p>\n
You stand in place,<\/p>\n
Turning all around,<\/p>\n
Like nature’s Christmas lights,<\/p>\n
You can see little shades of green.<\/p>\n
One lands on the flower in front of you,<\/p>\n
Its little brown body holding on to the petal,<\/p>\n
Its antennae moving upwards and downwards,<\/p>\n
As its light organ is brought to life.<\/p>\n
A bright flash,<\/p>\n
Scaring off any predators,<\/p>\n
Sending secret coded messages to its species,<\/p>\n
And impressing the ladies.<\/p>\n
The fireflies lighting up the darkness,<\/p>\n
Like little bursts of hope,<\/p>\n
All you need to guide you home,<\/p>\n
When you get lost in the darkness…<\/p>\n
~thryaksha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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