Light your lantern, Lampryidae;
signal summer’s start.

Flicker your soft glow
and watch me flock

to capture your fervor,
to watch you flash and flare.

Peering through a hand-made hole,
a bioluminescent peep show.

A chance to hold light in my palms,
a chance to hold my attention

on your pulsing pattern;
decoding a message

not intended for me.