Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2020SYR10
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Lingering Summer
poster information
Description
Lingering summer
Light fades—fireflies check in
For the evening shift
Aaah, Summer! It stays light for so long, and the evenings are warm for sitting out. After cold, dark winters, it is a gift. Enter the fireflies, who light up the evening after the sun has set.
I enjoy watching them move about. It is a peaceful, magical time.
They're around for only a short time, but they're reliable, like good workers, so I wanted to pay tribute to them.
I choose this particular haiku because after living in urban suburbia for most of my adult life, I had forgotten the magic of fireflies at sunset.
I am a transplant from Boston and the abundance of nature that now surrounds me makes my soul happy. The gorgeous sunsets often make me pull my car over just to stop and enjoy the view.
The minute I read this haiku I knew it was the one I needed to try and bring to life visually. It made me think of my new backyard and the wonder I felt when I noticed all the little fireflies flickering among the grass while a beautiful sunset painted the sky above the tree line.