Glowworm

The Glow-worm After reading “The Glow-worm” by Charlotte Smith, I almost felt a bond with the child in the poem. I can remember how I enjoyed playing outside on a spring evening when I was young. I found it completely amazing to see a bug with a glowing butt. I would run around my backyard, trying to catch as many as I could. When it was time to go inside, I would put my new …showed first 75 words of 320 total…

…showed last 75 words of 320 total…an excellent job of summarizing the child’s emotions by saying, “so turn the world’s bright joys to cold and blank disgust”. I can relate to this in terms of life itself, but not necessarily in regards to the lightening bugs that I used to play catch with. I have learned over the years that while I may be presented with something bright, the light usually dims and I have to start over again.