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A Feeble Gift

Once there was a little firefly Who danced and sang for her favorite sky She loved him dear, he loved her deep And when his firefly fell asleep He wrote a song a poem to her, The only one who inspired and made his heart stir It was not fancy, no not a bit If anything he thought it pathetic He knew his lady firefly was worth much more Than all the words he had in store But he could not simply sit in quiet Because she made a heart soar, that could not fly yet So as she slept, he gave them to her His words so plain, his intentions so pure He wrote to his love knowing she'd see it next morning And he just went on and on adoring The beautiful gift god gave to the sky His lovely, his perfect, my dear firefly...
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