Robert, this is vivid and most welcome. Thanks a lot. Sheila
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM, robert e. watling jr <
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> Stars
>
> we took a blanket into the field,
> dark hot humid summer night, no moon.
> between times we watched as the fireflies,
> sharp points stark against the shadowed ridge,
> sparkled, rising to the ridge's crest,
> then merging into the night sky's stars.
> for a time we didn't look at them.
> after, we watched the moon take over.
> stars and fireflies paling in its wake.
>
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