The Firefly

On the way a firefly flies near me at night

Removing 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 enlightened 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.