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He was standing there in the garden at dusk

The sun was slowly still burning its embers

Having finished tying-up some tomato plants

He was doing trimming to unruly grape vines

It was the 1st of July and it was a cool 70

From the green grass fireflies were rising

One was aglow in the lawn by his feet and

He noticed its light yet it wasn't moving along

He flashed-back to words of his grandfather

Which echoed in his head like a big canyon,

"Eat a lightening bug & you'll shine like a star

And everyone will see how you shine and know

You're someone special - someone famous

With that extra little twinkle in your eye -

Those girls will really take notice and adore you

And, in a sense, that firefly will be alive inside you."

He picked it up and ate it and felt his soul aglow.

He caught his reflection and saw his eyes were twinkling.

He was tanned and looked younger than he really was -

And he was on the verge of becoming someone famous.

He already shined like a radiant star and people took notice

written July 1, 2007

Best of the Roses,

John French mystrawhat.com

http://www.mystrawhat.com

Everyday There's Something

MySpace URL
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StrawHat Productions

Date:	Mon July 2 2007 12:00AM PDT)
From:	"John French" <mosshead7@yahoo.com>
Subject:	Fireflies
To:	julia@juliaallison.com
He was standing there in the garden at dusk The sun was slowly still burning its embers Having finished tying-up some tomato plants He was doing trimming to unruly grape vines It was the 1st of July and it was a cool 70 From the green grass fireflies were rising One was aglow in the lawn by his feet and He noticed its light yet it wasn't moving along He flashed-back to words of his grandfather Which echoed in his head like a big canyon, "Eat a lightening bug & you'll shine like a star And everyone will see how you shine and know You're someone special - someone famous With that extra little twinkle in your eye - Those girls will really take notice and adore you And, in a sense, that firefly will be alive inside you." He picked it up and ate it and felt his soul aglow. He caught his reflection and saw his eyes were twinkling. He was tanned and looked younger than he really was - And he was on the verge of becoming someone famous. He already shined like a radiant star and people took notice written July 1, 2007 Best of the Roses, John French mystrawhat.com http://www.mystrawhat.com Everyday There's Something MySpace URL http://www.myspace.com/mosshead7 StrawHat Productions
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