| Southern Nights, Florida Style |
 |
| Life On the Edge Of The Woods |
| I love summer nights. sitting on the porch in the dark, listening to night sounds feeling the warm night air, mixed with an occasional breeze the faint smell of Jasmine everywhere. I love listening to crickets hum their magic tune in the dark, while off in the distance a night owl adds an occasional hoot at the moon. Farther off in the woods, a panther gives his nightly cry, a warning to stay off his territory to all the creatures nearby. A panther is cunning and sly yet his cry brings me no fear, for he knows this home of mine, this small space I occupy. He's grown used to my presence, and decided long ago I'm no threat to his existence. Fireflies light up the night, weaving their magic spell in the dark. Some drift so close I can almost reach out my hands and touch them before they melt back into the dark. Leaning back in my chair, I close my eyes and my mind drifts, picturing myself as a young child running through the dark catching fireflies in a jar. The memory brings a smile to my face and contentment to my heart. copyright 9/11/2003 |
| Copyright 2003-2004 MsSouthernOrchid |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| My jar of fireflies is from: |
| Panther image from: |