Fireflies
By Thomas Bailey Aldrich
See where at intervals the firefly's spark
Glimmers, and melts into the fragrant dark;
Gilds a leaf's edge one happy instant, then
Leaves darkness all a mystery again!
Source Book
Unguarded Gates: And Other Poems
by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Copyright 1895
Published by Houghton, Mifflin And Company,Boston And New York