
The Firefly
On the way a firefly flies near me at night
Revoming darkness it flies all around me
At first it seemed to be a glow of light
Never known before the light a firefly
As like as I see the brightness in you my glory of life
It arises to me the stars in the sky
The star flowers in the dewy morning
And the firefly – you all the glory of light
Now in the darkness of night
I have built a castle in you
O my love, my light in the ignorance
That came to my sight so many years ago in a bush
The pieces of light enlighted the castle through time over time
The castle I like to live
I like to sleep
I like to think
I do not know what I count
I like to go through in my glorious lovely firefly.
Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh
24 May, 2025.
Md. Mahbubul Alam is from Bangladesh. His writer name is Mahbub John in Bangladesh. He is a Senior Teacher (English) of Harimohan Government High School, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh. Chapainawabganj is a district town of Bangladesh. He is an MA in English Literature from Rajshahi College under National University. He has published three books of poems in Bangla. He writes mainly poems but other branches of literature such as prose, article, essay etc. also have been published in national and local newspapers, magazines, little magazines. He has achieved three times the Best Teacher Certificate and Crest in National Education Week in the District Wise Competition in Chapainawabganj District. He has gained many literary awards from home and abroad. His English writings have been published in Synchronized Chaos for seven years.