There’s something so entrancing, so bewitching about fireflies. We want to capture them, to make them twinkle just for us, but when we do manage to coax one to stay with us, we are surprised by how meek and unexciting they really are. Just like in real life.<\/p>\n
\nFireflies in the Garden<\/strong>
\n By Robert Frost<\/em><\/p>\nHere come real stars to fill the upper skies,
\nAnd here on earth come emulating flies,
\nThat though they never equal stars in size,
\n(And they were never really stars at heart)
\nAchieve at times a very star-like start
\nOnly, of course, they can’t sustain the part.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI am away at Falcon Ridge, camping in a field and hopefully seeing skies and grasses filled with stars. I wish you a liberal sprinkling of both, too, for your weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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