Short Glowworms Poems

smallest of glowworms 
shining at their very best ---
brighten up the earth 

12 December 2022...

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the sun and moon shun
from shining; reasons unknown ---
glowworms with candles


11 January 2023...

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GLOWWORMS

             Glowworms
             to glisten, gleam.
             Soft warm glow of glowworms.
             Fireflies love to fly most in swarms.
             Night - charm !...

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sun dreams of green peace  
with glowworms moon shooes night blue 
hounds howl and owls hoot


Image source: Pixabay
Syllable count: 5/7/5


Aug. 22, 2020 
Haiku - Color with Alliteration Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin...

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*Image of Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, and Glowworms by Old Farmer's Almanac

*Lampyrid enthuses

aliferous light
launched nightlife emanations
bombshells arrest eyes

*Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, or Glowworms

2021 August 02...

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Legions of glowworms
      attached to the roof of a cave;
  their tails glow captivatingly bright,
             and they look like
             thousands of stars
           in the the twilight sky!


Date written: 02/22/2020...

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when glowworms	
in the stygian night
threw flickers of light 
like scattered gems,

when little birdies cuddled under
their mother’s warmth,
while the long whistle of a train
was dying in the distance,

I sensed the indulgent grip
of the hands of Sleep 
who  hauled me 
to his gilded chamber of dreams!...

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A thousand fireflies,
light up the night with torches.
World getting brighter.

Torch
firefly
holds light high
brightens night sky
lit

Phosphorescent light
coming from male abdomen.
Invites passionate glowworms.
Wingless female blinks,
hoping to attract nice male.
Will soon be a thousand more.



Note: Haiku...Cinquain...Choka   voila   HCC...

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My tongue flaunts a fur-trimmed coat
of smoldering, ginger-scented rhinestones,
bragging and boasting
about how fashionable it chooses to be
when a Chime ventures
into the dank, cavernous throne room.
Gilded lions guard the gate,
cowering upon beholding those decadent,
syrupy, muted Chimes.
Zingy, flashy, and so trendy.
Glowing like glowworms,
they make music in my mouth
with a percussion section of ginger gold
that spits sparks of regret....

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Somewhere yonder
When the fiery sun 
sets for the day,
And the night, 
lurking in the 
wings of darkness,
Sneaks upon the weary world
with its murky glee,

I go out with a crystal jar
and collect glowworms.

With stars for my eyes
and winds for my wings,
I surf upon 
the waves of the seas
to rope in the footloose Moon
and bring her home 
to set me ablaze
with her warm silvery glow!

"Simply beautiful#2" contest by Kelly Deschler...

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Like a feather, flaky and light,
Suspended in the air against the golden hue----
With blades of lemon grass beneath, tall and sharp
You burst forth in my mind,
Spilling colors of ecstasy 
In the aching heart.

Like a story untold, unwritten, unsung---
You stream a melody of once upon a time.
A glimpse of you, splash liquid delight.
And send thousands of glowworms in the garden of dreams.
No matter where you are, however, you shine, 
I still have you, who once was mine.
...

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Somewhere yonder
When the fiery Sun
sets for the day
and the night,
lurking in the wings of darkness,
sneaks upon the weary world
with its murky glee,
I venture out 
with a crystal jar and
collect glowworms.

With stars for my eyes
and winds for my wings
I ride upon the
                waves of the breeze
and rope in the footloose moon
to come home and
                      set me ablaze
with her warm silvery glow.


~Moon Spoon contest
           by Kai Michael Neumann...

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