Flora’s Fireflies

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Entry for the Nursery Rhymes 7 Poetry Contest: Sponsored by: Eve Roper 

Flora caught some fireflies
in her little jar one night.
She once caught some butterflies,
but they did not glow as bright.
She also caught cicadas,
and she housed them in a tin;
in the night, they made a buzz,
which was a terrible din.
Spiders, too, she kept at home
and she named them Jeb and Deb,
around her room, they would roam
stop in corners, make a web.
She once kept a little worm,
a squiggly little fellow,
that made her mother squirm,
she named this one Othello!
Flora kept all creepy things
even once a bumbly bee.
In the end, they all had wings;
as each morn, she set them free.

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Date: 9/30/2024 2:09:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading this fun write. As a young child, I also had a jar for fireflies. It was so much fun on a hot summer's night... Have a great day with your win..................
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Terry Miller
Date: 10/1/2024 1:25:00 AM
Thank you Paula
Date: 9/17/2024 3:47:00 PM
This is so adorable. Love it
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Terry Miller
Date: 10/1/2024 1:25:00 AM
Thank you Andrea
Date: 9/17/2024 8:47:00 AM
A great rhyme for children Terry, I saw one once in Turkey, only one, I was amazed by it. Tom
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Terry Miller
Date: 10/1/2024 1:25:00 AM
Thank you Tom
Date: 9/17/2024 8:37:00 AM
Wow! This is a very wonderful and very creative rhyme using the picture prompt my dear poet friend. I think this will score high. I like it a lot and I'm sure all children will love this even the adults like me. Thanks for sharing. GL sir. God bless you always. Hugs
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Terry Miller
Date: 10/1/2024 1:26:00 AM
Thank you Len for your kind comments
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