a midsummer's evening
                          the sun burns crimson
                     sinking slowly into the horizon
                     another day draws to an end
                     we stand watching the twilight

             the fireflies take wing for their dance

                      you stare into the dying light
                         entranced as if by a spell
                      in your eyes i see your peace
                    your contentment shows through
                        something inside me stirs

             the fireflies dance in the simple ring

                       i realize for the first time
                   perhaps the caring i feel for you
                the warmth i feel from your presence
                 perhaps that is more than friendship
                   perhaps it runs deeper than that

             the fireflies twirl and weave faster

                      i see you as a new person
                   i notice the immaculate details
                        the light in your eyes
                     the way your body moves
                 things that make you who you are

                the fireflies come to a frenzy
                         
                     the sun has gone down now
                   the crickets play their symphony
                       i realize its time to go back
                 the magic of the moment has ended
                    a midsummer's night has come

               the fireflies scatter into the world