To Count a Flock of Fireflies...
you'll need your fingers and your eyes,
a lantern and a comfy mat,
some juice and tiny party hats,
a cake, cut up in little squares,
a teensy table and some chairs,
some itsy-bitsy plates and cups,
and once you've gathered all that stuff:
prepare the table, nice and neat,
then call the fireflies to eat,
but tell them that, because it's night,
they shouldn't eat without their lights;
make sure that everyone's aglow,
or else the counting will be slow,
then let each firefly partake
of tasty juice and yummy cake;
when every bug has eaten one,
take note of that, before the sun
decides to start another day
and scare the little lights away,
then thank them all for stopping by,
and, while the fires take the sky,
add up the table's party plates
to see how many of them ate--
when last I had a flock to count,
I counted eighty-eight!
Copyright © Michael Perriatt | Year Posted 2010
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