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fireflies

Now, from the thick grass, the fireflies
begin to rise:
up, then down, then up again:
lit on the ascending flight,
drifting simultaneously to the same height,
exactly like the bubbles in champagne
.
–Elizabeth Bishop (1911–79)

Sunday, June 2, 2019
153rd day of the year
Summer begins in 19 days

Kyle Petty (NASCAR driver) was born on this day in 1960.
Kathryn Joosten (actress) died on this day in 2012.


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