Friday, July 27, 2007

Lightning Bugs


The lightning bugs of summer
Lackadaisically floating in simple splendor,
Gently blinking flecks of light
To brighten a darkened world.

Jeanne Herrod
7/27/07

4 comments:

Lin said...

These days with so much going on around the world, it can indeed, look very dark and bleek - I think your poem is fabulouos!!!! And those bright lights ... yes indeed!

"Joy" said...

I love fireflies though this year there weren't as many. Probably because of our lack of rain. This little poem is very visual for me and I think it's really good!

Anonymous said...

I love it! Reminds me of catchin' 'em when i was a wee lassie! I spend alot of time writing haikus about everything; I love little poems!

biteyourowntail said...

Personally, I think you could improve this by not telling us the subject of your poem. Find a different way of saying it - this is really what poetry is about, the use of words, rather than our feelings (though obviously we convey feelings with them). Have a look at poets who use metaphor - Eliot's The lovesong of J Arthur Prufrock is good - it's about a man who is in love with a woman, has been for years, but is too scared to make his feelings known. It's deeply moving and full of fear and yearning, but never once does Eliot use the word love, or fear or yearning, nor does he directly tell us what the situation is - all is conveyed indirectly and through metaphor.

I hope this is of some help to you.