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Fireflies

This little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

-Children’s gospel folk song

The quintessential chorus
of the bygone century
children sing implore us
live our lives in harmony

unable to complete this thing
but not free to not start*
shine my little light –

bare my hopeful heart
in every song I sing
in every word I write

let it shine let it shine let it shine

*Rabbi Tarfon, Pirke Avot 2:21