tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post3924126619402678426..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- FirefliesMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-3280287888722350862018-06-20T16:57:30.137-04:002018-06-20T16:57:30.137-04:00I only see fireflies very rarely here in Minnesota...I only see fireflies very rarely here in Minnesota. This is such a great poem--I love Lilian Moore. Have you read Rebecca Kai Dotlich's beautiful poem about fireflies, too? Sigh. They are just magical...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46703631591851381102018-06-17T14:24:18.385-04:002018-06-17T14:24:18.385-04:00I grew up with lightning bugs, but over the years ...I grew up with lightning bugs, but over the years it seems I've run into more people/books referring to them as fireflies. Now I'm not certain what to call them! (Of course, there are worse dilemmas to be faced with! Like, is it a dragonfly or a darning needle?) Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68697915225072690952018-06-17T08:29:10.240-04:002018-06-17T08:29:10.240-04:00I wonder if the firefly/ lightning bug is a northe...I wonder if the firefly/ lightning bug is a northern/southern thing? I live in the south and we called them lightning bugs. I hadn't seen one in years due to the mosquito spraying that kills them, but just last night sitting on the porch at my parents' house in Mississippi, I saw them. Little flashes that remind me of childhood and family and happy evenings. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-60564701254528467622018-06-16T15:02:15.682-04:002018-06-16T15:02:15.682-04:00What a fun firefly poem! I seem to switch back and...What a fun firefly poem! I seem to switch back and forth between fireflies and lightning bugs, depending on the mood. I'm not even sure which phrase comes from where I am now (Indiana) or where I grew up (North Carolina). Anyway, I have many fond memories of chasing fireflies, putting them in jars and letting them go. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-71846818409151788782018-06-16T13:57:11.239-04:002018-06-16T13:57:11.239-04:00One of my favorites from Lillian Moore!One of my favorites from Lillian Moore!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17033683336623288792018-06-16T09:49:07.718-04:002018-06-16T09:49:07.718-04:00What a sweet poem! I don't remember when I fi...What a sweet poem! I don't remember when I first saw fireflies. I think I was older or an adult, not a child. Books4Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704190934549872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-35035592364287238432018-06-16T09:04:05.368-04:002018-06-16T09:04:05.368-04:00Lilian Moore is one of my favorite children's ...Lilian Moore is one of my favorite children's poets! Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-741385987566030322018-06-16T07:13:34.369-04:002018-06-16T07:13:34.369-04:00Oh, your post evoked such happy memories! I grew u...Oh, your post evoked such happy memories! I grew up with lightning bugs, though we also called them fireflies. Such amazing creatures! I still thrill when I see them. Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34740717774921915772018-06-16T01:28:10.792-04:002018-06-16T01:28:10.792-04:00I know them as fireflies and grew up with them–alw...I know them as fireflies and grew up with them–always fascinated by them and I still am, as is my daughter. Thanks for your flurry of firefly poems Mary Lee! Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6389589928968733192018-06-15T18:56:53.074-04:002018-06-15T18:56:53.074-04:00Oh, my comment disappeared, but lightning bugs is ...Oh, my comment disappeared, but lightning bugs is what we called them growing up in OK. We don't see them in WA, but the most beautiful display I ever saw was an entire field on fire with light once when we visited KS. I wanted to get out and dance with them!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47038186321794904512018-06-15T14:14:19.329-04:002018-06-15T14:14:19.329-04:00As a little girl, I chased these around my grandmo...As a little girl, I chased these around my grandmother's backyard in Chicago every summer. I wonder why they don't live in Colorado. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18627483762634267102018-06-15T13:01:24.515-04:002018-06-15T13:01:24.515-04:00I grew up with them, and we had to visit family in...I grew up with them, and we had to visit family in Missouri for my own kids to see them. Lovely poem, Mary Lee.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49329733748678820102018-06-15T10:53:08.105-04:002018-06-15T10:53:08.105-04:00What a sweet poem! I didn't grow up with firef...What a sweet poem! I didn't grow up with fireflies but do see them occasionally now. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10977315322683525572018-06-15T10:28:14.764-04:002018-06-15T10:28:14.764-04:00I have never encountered fireflies. I would love t...I have never encountered fireflies. I would love to interact with them!Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89729578720919616392018-06-15T09:40:29.900-04:002018-06-15T09:40:29.900-04:00When I was little, we called them "lightning ...When I was little, we called them "lightning bugs." We lived in the country, and the night was filled with tiny lights. Now, I live in a development, and I miss seeing them.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-45744403880536369532018-06-15T08:02:44.972-04:002018-06-15T08:02:44.972-04:00I say "lightning bugs" first. :) And I b...I say "lightning bugs" first. :) And I blogged about fireflies earlier this week, with a look at the middle grade novel TINY INFINITIES, which features fireflies (and friendship and....). Thank you, Mary Lee! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com