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VCFA Journal of the Arts
by Pauline Clarke
I tried to catch a firefly,
last night out on the lawn.
Its little light blinked on and off,
and on and off,
and on.
I cupped my hands,
and reached for it
but all I caught was air.
As I was reaching for it here,
it showed up over there!
Pauline Clarke is a 2005 graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Her writings have been published in Countryside Magazine, Scholastic’s Instructor Magazine, and the Berkshire Record, a weekly newspaper in western Massachusetts. She has also self-published a collection of her newspaper columns in a book called Writing Down the Words. Pauline is an assistant instructor at the second grade level and loves introducing youngsters to the delights of creative writing and poetry composition. She lives at the end of a secret path in the Berkshire hills.
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Pauline,
I love your poem and I think children of all ages will love it, too. Everyone has tried to catch a firefly.
Joanne
Pauline:
Your poem reminds me of summer nights and dewy grass and the adventures of trying to catch a firefly.
You captured those treasured moments in time.
katy