| When the Ripples Fade by Krystal Durcholz When the Ripples Fade the music turns to silence the bugs stop crawling and the lightning stops flashing bubbles stop bubbling and the people stop chattering When the Ripples Fade and when the stars disappear the lights go out and the sky turns forever dark the bells stop in mid-stroke and the woods burn to ashes When the Ripples Fade pages stop turning and the candles stop burning and the trees' leaves stop swooshing the breeze stops blowing we close our eyes, say goodbye Then, we all fall down... |