As the star that fell
Across the night,
Endowments
Fragile as sparkle light,
Dropped, dripped, bled.
Yellow star, vivid bright,
Glowing amber, as the light,
Blooming blood-red
Rhodium fading to lead
Her own worst enemy,
She had her moment
Always loving,
Bringing us a twinkle of light
How hard we fall!
Flag of 48 stars blink
Grace to disgrace
Her crimson sun sinks.
Closing stages shade to black.
Leaving this void
Never looking back
Taking his lead, perhaps,
Her final day has been revealed.
And so she left us,
In a twinkling,
As she once shined,
Leaving her future behind.
© Adrianne Quinlan, February 12, 2012
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