It is a marvel to me that fireflies and other creatures can directly transform bioenergy into light without generating heat as a byproduct. If only we could figure out how to do that on some sort of massive scale, perhaps it would help with the energy crisis in some way.

I’ve been writing haiku since I was in college. I didn’t run into SciFaiku until I joined the Science Fiction Poetry Association. “Luciferase” is a science, rather than a science fiction haiku; I trust that places it under the SciFaiku umbrella.

“Luciferase”

breath of summer’s night . . .
dancing fireflies transform
energy to light