Lights Out
Stormy weather, lights go out,
Inky blackness all about.
Frightened children scream and shout.
Find the candles, get them out,
Light them quick, place them about.
Candlelight glows putting darkness to rout.
3/7/12 Kim Merryman
For Russell Sivey's By Candlelight contest
Copyright © Kim Merryman | Year Posted 2012
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