A Moment of Life

My parents, walking through the woods. I was following behind them with the camera trying to get a good shot with both of them lined up clearly. This is the best I could do. I am grateful for the light they have brought into my life.

Last night I was in another set of woods and saw a bunch of fireflies (we called them "lightning bugs" when we were kids). It had been years since I'd seen any of these magical little creatures. It was another sweet little moment of life. I was inspired to wax poetic...


Fireflies

Her child self grins as she watches

fireflies twinkling into the smothering darkness

of  the woods,

while her grownup self blinks back tears

and breathes a prayer of thanks for the light

in her darkness.

(Gallery 17 of the 52 Photos Project is "A Moment of Life." Check out other moments here.)