*
The child with a jar
is an emperor
in the eyes of other children
on a night filled with fireflies.
*
Fireflies are resilient
and even nature
is forgiving
when faced with a small boy holding
the moon in the palm of his hand.
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Laura M. Kaminski grew up in northern Nigeria, went to school in New Orleans, and currently lives in rural Missouri. She is an Associate Editor at Right Hand Pointing; more about her poetry can be found at The Ark of Identity.
Laura, your work is among the most consistently excellent, thought-provoking, imaginative, and evocative. I simply love it!
Exquisite! Brings back memories of fireflies on quiet summer nights on the farm where I revelled in the sight of these little lights!
Very beautiful writing! I like this poem very much!
This is indeed a good one – you just want to immerse yourself in it.
Splendid!