Fireflies

I spent the weekend with your family

At their log cabin by the lake

And so many fond memories were made

 

We didn’t have our laptops

Our cell phones didn’t get any reception

But we weren’t lacking for interaction

 

Instead of the radio we had crickets

Instead of movies we had ghost stories

And instead of electricity we had fireflies

 

In the morning we took out the canoe

That afternoon we went fishing

And that evening we sang around the campfire

 

Instead of a drive we went for a swim

Instead of a rush we took our good old time

And instead of texting we actually talked

 

We rose early to watch the sunrise

We sat on the porch and watched as it set

And for a moment the rest of the world faded away

 

And I started to really appreciate

How the simplest things can be the ones

That you remember for a lifetime

 

Because instead of video games we had checkers

We didn’t have meaningless distractions

And instead of night lights we had fireflies