Thomas Bailey Aldrich

1836-1907

 

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:

Unguarded Gates: And Other Poems
Copyright 1895
Houghton, Mifflin And Company,Boston And New York