I follow the fireflies
On most balmy eves
Down near the bay shore
By the stand of pine trees
They’d wink on their lights
For the briefest of secs
As I got a little closer
Falling under the hex
Then like a magician
They’d just disappear
And I’d stand there real still
Out in the clear
With a jar in one hand
And its lid in the other
In hopes I could catch one
Along with his brother
To light up the nighttime
In my little bedroom
Then let them all go
When the morning does bloom
After eating the berries
In the woods where I walked
I sat leaning against a tree
And in my delirium, talked
To the gnomes and elves
That were circling round me
Apparently they
Had been hiding in the tree
I inquired why the light
Was getting so dim
As I took my last breath
And became one of them
Vesuvius, Vesuvius
Why is your anger waged?
Are we not worthy of your compassion?
Though you are mighty,
Can we not be saved?
Lightning from the Heavens
Strike down in wrath, it's true.
But, you, a titan
Have you no pathos
For the rage that rages in you?
Hear our pleas
Our anguish and cries
As upon our knees we beseech thee.
Oh, Vesuvius, in your power lies
To free these people beneath thee.
“Just dusk it off!”
Were the words that the night said to the earth.
“Spin a little more,
And in the dark,
I will give you rebirth.
Listen to the crickets,
They sense the end of day.
So, dusk it off,
Won’t you please,
And I’ll show you the way.”
For the kisses you greet me with in the morning
For the ones you give me all day
I thank for with a final kiss of goodnight
When, dear sun, you go away
Throw light into the shadows
Cast your visage to the wind
The long, long night has ended
As the sun does shine again
The waters reflect the beauty
From the peaks of mountains high
The breeze is hush upon the glade
A mirror in Nature’s eye
Snowcaps in the distance
With nimbus clouds above
Surely nothing can compare
A picturesque parade of love
Silhouetted against a backdrop of amber
The burnt-orange sky bursts into life
Morning breaks in a moment that takes your breath away
