Lumen was a firefly
He had a special light 
It blinded all who looked at him
It was so very bright 

The elders of his colony 
Would oftentimes advise 
“Lumen can you please turn down 
That fiery bright light!”

But try as hard as he might
Lumen just could not dim 
His special light that shone so bright 
Sometimes blinding even him! 

Then one day a dust storm 
Came upon their park 
All the fireflies floating around 
Got lost in the dark 

Their faint glows did not light up
The way home for them to see  
Some tumbled into bushes 
Some went crashing into trees 

Then suddenly a brightness 
Came gliding on the breeze
It was Lumen who’d come looking 
For his friends and family 

The fire flies then made a chain 
All quite scared and wind blown 
And Lumen with his bright, bright light  
Led them back safely home