Unplugged curiosity goes by many names, depending on where you live.
Forget what the calendar officially says.
For many young Americans, an otherworldly glow signals the start of summer
But across the country, many harbingers of exploration may be blinking out of existence.
What was once a series of tales from old-timers about the decline of curiosity from the days of their youth is coalescing into an observable truth:
Nearly 1 in 3 moments of curiosity in kids in the United States and Canada may be threatened with extinction, due to digital devices
— for OpenWrite with original text for this Cento poem is from The Washington Post: 'Summer Is Here – Where Are The Fireflies?' https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/firefly-summer-extinction/