FRAGILE BITS OF LIGHT


Verse 1 I fell in love on our grade school playground,
I stumbled in four-square before the first bell rang,
That’s when I found out magic really does exist–
When you helped me up, your face eclipsed the sunlight,
The skin off my knees was forgotten in your smile.

Chorus Your hand in mine is lightning in a bottle,
Our jelly jars with flashing stars still fill our nights
each summer,
On concrete or dirt road, wherever we may roam–
With fireflies in hand our way is lit with wonder…
Just fragile bits of light, but enough to follow home.

Verse 2 These warm summer nights, we watch from this old
porch swing,
As the fireflies rehearse for life as stars up in the sky,
Their random flashes fill our yard and dance the night
away–
And legend says each one’s a promise from a lover,
So I grab one for a kiss from you and then I set it free.

Bridge When I’m away, getting home is such a hunger,
‘Cause then I can touch you & my need becomes a wonder…

Verse 3 I came home one day from errands in the city,
And you’re grinning by the station wagon we haven’t
used in years…
You wrote a song on the dirty windows & this is how it goes:
“Through all these years and all we’ve yet to do,
In coming home you’ll always have my arms to step into…”

Chorus Your hand in mine is lightning in a bottle,
Our jelly jars with flashing stars still fill our nights
each summer,
On concrete or dirt road, wherever we may roam–
With fireflies in hand our way is lit with wonder…
Just fragile bits of light, but enough to follow home.



c 12/14/20 by David Jo Mentzer