Fireflies

This evening, for the first time in my life, I saw fireflies.

I had been on the Upper East Side and crossed through the park to the West Side to get home. I was still in meadowy park and I saw sparks or embers out of the corner of my eye. I started thinking that I was seeing spots, but I stopped and watched fireflies glow in and out of the grass.

It was beautiful, something I'd always wanted to see.