Fire Dancer

Settled within The fire's hearth The womb of summer heat Shall peak The glow becomes The tinder Of passion's pure And ember glows on wing Alight in air Before midnight glow

Bronze Copper Butterfly feeds on a Daylily bloom. (Lycaena Hyllus - Hemerocallis)

2022 Nikon D3500, 55-200mm Lens + 68mm Extension Tube.

Photographed in situ, without the use of artificial lighting or staging. Photoshop only used for resizing.

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Created for the #Midsummerparty2026 and #teiamintingparty2026 event. 75 shares - Malicious Sheep 25 shares - Teia Fountain