like a moth to a flame

Sep 28, 2008 08:51

The story goes something like this:

Some quite night, a moth was hovering near an open flame, darting closer and closer to the willful flame.  A bug was nearby, and, confused by the moth's nearly suicidal actions, asked the moth, "Why do you move closer and closer to the flame knowing that it will kill you on touch?" 
To which the moth knowingly ( Read more... )

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google this anonymous September 28 2008, 16:07:52 UTC
the lesson of the moth
don marquis

its my favorite poem ever.

love melanie

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Re: google this celticsang September 28 2008, 17:08:14 UTC
that is exactly what i was referring too! thank you very much for finding it! here is the poem for others who care to know:

http://www.donmarquis.com/readingroom/archybooks/moth.html

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