Heart's innocence amidst fireflies...‏

~a feel good scribble for Benji so he'll smile :)

We pranced amidst fireflies

    the world our pearl of an oyster,

reminiscing our contentment

    of days gone past in a blink

still, we danced

    to our heart's innocence

that youthful joy still flashing like

   effervescent stars

upon a night without yesterday's

        dark ambiguities,

lit by moonbeams in our

        philosophical eye's recollections

Author's Note

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Reviews

[kublakhan27]

Frieda...my dearest friend, I read this with one hand over my mouth and tears sliding all the way down my face until they met my fingers...but there was a smile behind that hand...I listened to the song as I read it, then i read it again in silence...I'm still trying to catch my breath...so often I feel like I'm talking at you more than I'm talking to you...the words you send my way are far outnumbered by the ones I send you, yet they carry more support and kindness than all of the combined words I send your way...so often this feels like a one-way friendship, one giving, the other taking...I don't know if I can or should go on in this forum...it's easy to see why you are so loved and adored here...your heart is of the purest gold...simply saying 'thank you' almost sounds hollow to me...I have no words, I can only tell you that I'm smiling...still we danced to our heart's innocence...and still you had to lead ;) xoxo

[Frieda P]

Sheesh Benji, now you're gonna make me cry for real....don't be a sillyhead, that friendship goes both ways Fric & Frac even, and I cherish it, my heart is smiling now! Yes, of course I'll lead....ha xoxo

[AprilRN1210]

careful with her leading.... she is dizzy and may or may not be tipsy like me... ((hugs)) my friend.. you are very giving, and sweet in your writings as well sir.. we enjoy your offerings just as much... ok back to frolic in the grass with the fireflies...

[Frieda P]

If everyone frolic'd with fireflies, it'd be a much better world, don't you agree?................

[kublakhan27]

Ha My general clumsiness would dwarf any dizziness or tipsiness she may possess...thank you April, I am still struggling for words at the moment...but thank you, from the heart ((hugs)) Enjoy the frolicking and fireflies :)

[AprilRN1210]

of course..... for now, I shall just enjoy the enchanting dance in my blissful abandon with the wind, the grass, and the gypsy butterfly...

[AprilRN1210]

you're welcome sir... no need for words when heart filled with happiness... friends just "know"... same way she "knew" this would touch you in the way you needed... ((hugs)) to both of you...

[kublakhan27]

Indeed, they just know...I think she knows me better than I know myself sometimes, but I will spare you ladies of the sappy talk and entertain myself with this dance of tipsy bliss you two are currently immersed in...maybe I'll learn some steps in the process ;) ((hugs))

[AprilRN1210]

you can sappy talk as you dance WITH us.. :)

[Frieda P]

Just get out your disco ball and 10,000 lightning bugs will teach you how to dance....

[kublakhan27]

Ha Now I'm just grinning like a schoolgirl...um, I mean, a have a big goofy grin on my face ;)

[AprilRN1210]

when you let go, let your body feel the beat of the music, it does the dancing for you, just have to let it...

[kublakhan27]

I have Billy Idol in my head singing Dancing With Myself haha Of course it's much more fun dancing with you two :)

[AprilRN1210]

now I am giggling...

[kublakhan27]

That's a change...I made someone else giggle ;P

[AprilRN1210]

yes you did.. nice..

[redzone]

a day late maybe, but I wanna butt in... oh.. never mind.. lol... Hi Frieda, April, and to the firefly himself, Benji!!!... oh and no way am I giggling... nope1!! ;-p

[AprilRN1210]

howdy!!! welcome to the party! better late than never:)
we can fix the giggling part!

[redzone]

never, not even if I get 10000 hugs from 10000 lightning bugs... besides it's Benji we should be making giggle.. oh yes!!! I'm rounding up all the fireflies in Central Park now... (hmm perhaps I should send a few your way Ms Giggling April!!!).. ok Frieda I will behave now... ;o)

[kublakhan27]

Haha Yes, I smile every time I read this red...I wish more people noticed that I wrote a response to this...hopefully she sees it soon...

[redzone]

No fears Steve, she sees things in her sleep and especially if she's dancing on the ceiling and with fireflies... But psssst I think you and I should go and make April giggle... you up for an adventure??!!! Frieda can come too but she might just be tired from all that dancing... HA!!!

[AprilRN1210]

making me laugh is easy.. :P
besides those fireflies dancing and the grass tickling has me giggling already:)
and you wrote a beautiful response... she will love it....

[kublakhan27]

Haha red, I was gonna suggest tickling her but she even beat us to that ;) Thank you April :)

[Matching Socks]

I'm smiling and dancing! :)
So it must have worked on that poor sap too. :)
Great write Frieda. :)

[Frieda P]

Ha I think the poor sap was pleasantly surprised. :)

[redzone]

Wonderful poem for a great guy... You know I think Benji is still smiling... yep I can see the glow even here in NYC... Dance Benji!! Smile Benji!!! WOW! Look at all those fireflies... and look, the earth is tilting and Frieda and Benji dancing with fireflies!!!! SOOOOO Friggin COOOOOOL!!!

~~redzone (enjoying the 100000000 fireflies dancing and earth tilting!!!! )

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Curt...ha friggin cool....grazie mille!!

[Lyn Anderson]

First off, this song is just so bouncy and fun, how can you not feel happy? A really sweet little treat, but you will have to fill me in on the whole Benji thing, I meant to ask before.

[Frieda P]

I know right, you have to smile :) Oh we have this whole Mrs Robinson thingy going on...I don't even know how it started, think I wrote a poem, then he did a retort, it just took off from there...

[Lyn Anderson]

Ah, ok, yes, I didn't make the connection ...

[Frieda P]

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/friedapickle/1197497/

[Avinash]

Good heavenly days now just visit the dreams and memories but that is why they are worth writing.

[Frieda P]

Indeed, thanks so much Avinash...for such a happy guy, why no smile in your pic? :)

[Avinash]

Good point... But I find it hard to smile while taking a selfie ;) (what if the cam falls into the sync). If you take my pic my entire jawline would be visible :)

[Frieda P]

You just want to mesmerize us with that pensive bad boy appeal, who you kidding? ;)

[Avinash]

No one can beat a beautiful mother of three ;)

[Frieda P]

You're very sweet to say Avinash. :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hey my first RR sincce turning it back on!!!! Yay!
This is trademark Frieda Pickle. A smorgasbord of metaphorical cues apropriate to the theme. This with a light airy, ethereal feel to it. Nice!

[Frieda P]

Woo I was your first ha it's pickled alright....thanks dearheart!

[Sophy Freebirds]

Awww.. so sweet of you Freida.. K.K is surrounded in gloomy mood.Vbut your small effort made him smile :) So nice of you to make him feel good.Your message here to forsake the depressing moments of the present and live in the world of our refuge of philosophical thoughts ;) yea my gypsy soul time to dance with our flying thoughts .. you are the best soul i have ever met..

~Sophy

[Frieda P]

You are the sweetest Sophy, yes I think it lightened his heart so mission accomplished...grazie mille bella...

[Sophy Freebirds]

Yoo... :) de nada amiga... aww.. thank you

[00000000000000000000000..]

Smilesssssssssss pretty and sweet Frieda:)

[AprilRN1210]

aren't they fun?

[Frieda P]

Thanks Jon, come frolic with us amidst the fireflies :)

[0000000000000000000000000000]

I was already invited April beat ya lol by asking:) Your welcome, Yes April they are:)

[0000000000000000000000000000]

Btw is frolic like skipping?

[AprilRN1210]

it is a playful state between running and walking, where your spirit dances ...

[0000000000000000000000000000]

I could see that at 1 time ago but id need training wheels now a days lol

[Frieda P]

You don't need training wheels to spin around and be happy Jon, silly boy :)

[Ashira Macy]

I have said it to people on here before, if the title has the word "Fireflies" in it, I will read it and more likely than not I will be entranced. We don't have fireflies in California and I have never seen any before, but they have always seemed so magical to me, so I do want to see them some day. I am sure he will smile when he reads this, I sure did. And your song choice was brilliant. Owl City is always so calming to listen to.

that youthful joy still flashing like
effervescent stars
upon a night without yesterday's
dark ambiguities,

Loved those lines, they ask us to forsake real life for now and just focus on the beauty that surrounds us in the moment. So beautiful!

[Frieda P]

They are fascinating little critters, and shiny too! I hope your wish comes true one day, they are magical and your heart has to be happy when you spy them....thanks so much for your sweet words Ashira!

[AprilRN1210]

what a sweet, sparkling hug ms gypsy butterfly... Your voice is fluttering all over the page as it shimmers hope into our hearts.. I love this..

[Frieda P]

Thanks muchly, come twirl in tall grasses with me sweetie! :)

[AprilRN1210]

always...this pixie can't resist sparkling shimmering things...oooooh pretty... giggling as the grass tickles and the fireflies dance..... letting my spirit float with the light breeze twirling with yours playfully through the magical moonlight sky sprinkled with starts twinkling in appreciation... yes ma'am...

[Frieda P]

Now you're talking, that sounds like poetic bliss....hmmm

[AprilRN1210]

stars by the way.... ha.. the wine talking.... bliss... yes...

[Frieda P]

I can read 'drunk' typing, no problemo ;)

[AprilRN1210]

oh shush and get up here and dance.....

[Frieda P]

I whirl'd too much, I'm dizzy............

[AprilRN1210]

and I'm the tipsy one...ha

[Frieda P]

Did I say I wasn't? ....................

[AprilRN1210]

makes more sense now.... well here ma'am.. I shall sprinkle you with some pixie dust and we can just frolic among grass while it tickles mischievously.. watch your toes, though horny toads around...

[Frieda P]

There's that frolic again....ha just some red wine, but that flows through my veins anywho....there's no horny toads in my poem haha don't kiss that frog!

[AprilRN1210]

they are sneaky!!