**Oh how they twinkle**
Aug 14, 2009
I have a bit of an obsession with fireflies. I remember that as a child, I used to run around in the grass at night with my sisters, chasing "lightning bugs" and sometimes collecting them in a cup. I can still feel the crisp grass on my feet, picture the dark summer sky and feel the excitement that only a child understands. I was (and still am) fascinated by fireflies. Even as an eighteen-year-old, I added "chase fireflies" to a list of things I wanted to do with a certain boy when we were abroad together in Israel. Sadly, there were no lightening bugs in the holy land, nor are there any, to my knowledge, in Boston.
As graduation creeps closer and closer, I'm beginning to think about where I may end up. A friend gave me a helpful piece of advice, reminding me that the next few years may be the only time that I can just pick up and leave. Without a serious boyfriend, work commitments or children, now is the time for me to choose a new city and start a life for myself post college.
...I hope that wherever I end up, I will be reunited with my dear fireflies. Until then, I listen to this song over and over again and simply smile.
* All lyrics in this post are from Owl City's "Fireflies." You should definitely check out their CD.
Comments
come live on long island! we have tonsss of fire flies :) (and not to upset you, but the other night one hit my windshield...a crazy streak of green went by and i was just like uhhhh-oh)
Come to TN! We have fireflies. (Or lightning bugs as some call them.) I think they're few and far between, though.
I remember coming to Tennessee when I was a kid (before we lived here, we came once or twice on vacation). My sister and cousins ran outside catching fireflies in jars. We let them go at the end of the night, but for a tiny moment, we held a bit of magic in our hands. (Or so it seemed.)
aww thanks! I need to take a road trip, and I'd love to re-visit the south.
I have a certain soft spot in my heart for Southerners, especially Southern
boys.
I love what you said about holding magic in your hands. I totally understand
:)
I'm so happy that somebody else has heard this song. I am obsessed with it!
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