Fireflies in the Garden, poem by Robert Frost

FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN
by Robert Frost

Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can’t sustain the part.

SOURCE: “Fireflies in the Garden” appears in The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (1983).

IMAGE: “Fireflies at Night” by Sierra, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED