firefly

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         a luminous yellow-green light graced her petite rosacea nose

                            her incandescent violet smile peeked

                      eyes curiously inhaled its flashing organs

                                 she precipitously sneezed 

                   causing the lightning bug to take off reluctantly

                                        she waved joyreusly   

   "bye bye firefly, i never meant to fright, bye bye firefly, dazzle bright"

she would never admit it, but i smelt her disenchantment, glucose deep burgundy, i even heard her sotto voce "i named him billy, for he glowed intensely, lighting my blackcherry". 

{joyreus - is greek for not happy but not sad either}

 {sotto voce -  In soft tones, so as not to be overheard}

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