The Gentle Firefly Comments

This poem shows that you do! 5*****

A beautiful message that as a metaphor goes deeper than the obvious. I too often wish I had my own light to guide me in the darkness. Well done

You are lighting our hearts with lovely poems Rutaji..you have invisible light already given by the creator.

A gentle poem... sweet expression. Liked it

I lay in the dark Inside the mosquito net Waiting for sleep to come....wonderful scene! !

A delightful poem! This is especially fascinating to me because there are no fireflies where I live. I have never seen one. Ruta, you do have your own light. Wherever you go, your inner light is always illuminating other people.

Beautiful poem Ruta!

Ever such beauty! .. Filled with nature and heart! .. Beautifully painted! .. Thank you ever so much for sharing this! .. Ever so many 10S! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++

(cont.) occasional poetry? i've copied 2 online 'definitions': 1 - Occasional poetry is poetry composed for a particular occasion. *** & 2 - As a term of literary criticism, occasional poetry describes the work's purpose and the poet's relation to subject matter. It is not a genre, but several genres originate as occasional poetry, ... *** examples of occasions given: inaugurations, weddings, birthdays (cont.)

(cont.) Bharati's comment echoes your poem, including what i think (know) is a grammatical error: Its'. i don't think THAT 'word' exists. hee-hee. i'll go easy on you and say it's an honest typo; even Bri makes those! (cont.)

i am pretty sure you correctly used lay, but the use of tenses of verbs '(to) lie'...[NOT the one meaning to tell an untruth! ]....and '(to) lay' is CONFUSING....even to Bri! if i hadn't continued reading past the first line....and seen entered....i would not have known if you were speaking of the present or the past. : ( ha ha. (cont.)

I lay in the dark Inside the mosquito net Waiting for sleep to come.....fabulous poetic expression! My pleasure revisiting this beautiful poem!

I lay in the dark Inside the mosquito net Waiting for sleep to come And my eyelids to set The gentle firefly Entered the room Its' blinking light Dispelled the gloom I silently wondered As I followed its' flight How good it would be To have my own light - - - - -A short and succinct poem , loved reading.

Beautiful, a very nice ending.10+

It is apparent from the verse that you DO have your own light :)

I enjoyed the beautiful imagery. +++10

A sweet poem. Thanks for sharing. Warm regards, Bipasha

A fascinating brief poem! Appreciated the beauty of expression!

A great start with a nice poem, Ruta. You may like to read my poem, Love and Lust. Thanks

The gentle firefly Entered the room Its' blinking light Dispelled the gloom I silently wondered As I followed its' flight How good it would be To have my own light.......such a nice poem in simple words.. you express your great desire to have your own light like the firefly. just simply liked this poem and your powerful imagination and thoughts. tony